Bilje, raslinje, ne–umlje: Lutonjica Toporko i devet župančića u optici ekofeminističkog novorođenja
Plants, flora, non–reason: »Lutonjica Toporko and nine county ruler’s sons« through the optics of eco–feminist re–birth

Author(s): Lada Čale Feldman
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Comparative Study of Literature, Croatian Literature, French Literature, Human Ecology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Durieux
Keywords: fairy tales; Ivana Brlić–Mažuranić; child; eco–feminism; Luce Irigaray;
Summary/Abstract: In an epoch in which life on earth is threatened by drastic outcomes of our neglect of the nature, it is worth reminding ourselves to what extent fairy tales as a genre can be considered a full–blown »ecologic niche of the culture« (cfr. Marjanic 2006). The same holds for the opus of Ivana Brlic–Mazuranic, although that aspect of her opus got somewhat scarce treatment. Her tale »Lutonjica Toporko and nine county ruler’s sons« was rarely interpreted, its ecological »message« mentioned only in passing remarks. This article draws attention to its unexplored archetypal bases, both in psychoanalytic and folkloristic perspective, and discusses its worth for eco–feminist ideas on civilizational re–birth that are nowadays promoted in the philosophical work of French philosopher Luce Irigaray.

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