The Sentient Tree in Speculative Fiction

by Jean Graham

This book interrogates the theme of vegetal sentience and consciousness in the form of trees that move purposefully and/or speak, a theme which appears in everything from classical mythology to twentieth -century and contemporary literature, which draws on this earlier work. Graham's research includes literary and scientific works on vegetal consciousness and sentience, and applies this ecocritical lens in her analysis of various works of literature,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031605403
• ISBN13: 9783031605406
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 150 Pages