Ecofeminist Subjectivities - Chaucer’s Talking Birds

Ecofeminist Subjectivities: Chaucer''s Talking Birds analyzes the interaction between gender and species in Chaucer''s poetry and interprets his adaptation of medieval genres through an ecofeminist lens. His self-conscious experimentation with talking birds reveals both a curtailment and an expansion of narrative perspective. The projection of a nonhuman subjectivity in texts not only erodes the edges of human superiority, but also teaches us the power and evolutionary optimism of storytelling itself. This book traces how the human-defined medium of language and its complex interplay between the human and nonhuman exposes a more inclusive perspective of "reality" outside of human control.