The Integration of Ecological Prose and Female Writing: A Multi-dimensional Interpretation of Ecological Narratives in Ai Ping’s Works
Abstract
Ai Ping is a representative writer of contemporary ecological prose in China. Her ecological prose embodies both ecological and feminist consciousness. By employing a distinctive female perspective as the starting point, it successfully achieves a profound integration of ecological prose and female writing. Based on the current status of domestic ecological prose research, Ai Ping's prose Green Elegy, and the collection of essays, Hidden in the Vast Time, this study focuses on the ecological narrative approach in her works for analysis. The research further reveals the unique value and significance of integrating ecological writing and female writing in her creation. Not only does it offer new insight for expanding the gender dimension of ecological prose research, but it also provides a narrative experience for the creation and research of contemporary ecological literature.
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