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RESURRECTION OF A METAPHOR

Down To Earth

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May 16, 2025

In literature, new trends, new questions and new proximities regarding nature are being clearly articulated

- ASHOK VAJPEYI

RESURRECTION OF A METAPHOR

Earlier, there were many poets for whom nature was a complete and sufficient metaphor for all of human life. Gradually, the situation has become more complex, and nature has been dislodged from its centrality. The current environmental crisis has provided an opportunity to return to nature. A large part of what is being destroyed or damaged is linked to the environment.

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