Beyond Anthropocentrism: Interspecies Collaboration and Survival in Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean Series
This paper examines Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series, focusing on the human-dragon bond as a posthumanist response to the consequences of the Anthropocene, symbolised in the text by the venins. Through the lens of ecocriticism and critical posthumanism, the article explores the connection between the...
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Beyond Anthropocentrism: Interspecies Collaboration and Survival in Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean SeriesMás allá del antropocentrismo: colaboración interespecies y supervivencia en la serie Empyrean de Rebecca YarrosRoldán Romero, VanesaDragonsEcocriticismCritical PosthumanismFantasy LiteratureRebecca YarrosThis paper examines Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series, focusing on the human-dragon bond as a posthumanist response to the consequences of the Anthropocene, symbolised in the text by the venins. Through the lens of ecocriticism and critical posthumanism, the article explores the connection between the protagonist, Violet Sorrengail, and her dragon, Tairn, which challenges traditional anthropocentric hierarchies by emphasising interspecies cooperation. The narrative’s engagement with themes of mutual dependence, agency, and survival reflects on the broader implications of posthumanist alliances to resist ecological degradation. Hence, this paper aims to contribute to discussions on the environmental crisis, highlighting the need for collaborative, multi-species solutions in the face of the Anthropocene’s destructive impact.Este artículo examina la serie Empyrean de Rebecca Yarros, centrándose en el vínculo humano-dragón como una respuesta posthumanista a las consecuencias del Antropoceno, simbolizadas en el texto por los venins. A través de la lente de la ecocrítica y el posthumanismo crítico, el artículo explora la conexión entre la protagonista, Violet Sorrengail, y su dragón, Tairn, la cual desafía las jerarquías antropocéntricas tradicionales al enfatizar la cooperación interespecies. El compromiso de la narrativa con los temas de dependencia mutua, agencia y supervivencia refleja las implicaciones más amplias de las alianzas posthumanistas para resistir la degradación ecológica. Por lo tanto, este artículo tiene como objetivo contribuir a las discusiones sobre la crisis ambiental, destacando la necesidad de soluciones colaborativas y multi-especies ante el impacto destructivo del Antropoceno.Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de La Laguna202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/41801reponame:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Lagunainstname:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)InglésRevista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses, 90, 2025, pp. 83-99;Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riull.ull.es:915/418012026-06-22T13:13:57Z |
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Beyond Anthropocentrism: Interspecies Collaboration and Survival in Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean Series Más allá del antropocentrismo: colaboración interespecies y supervivencia en la serie Empyrean de Rebecca Yarros |
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Roldán Romero, Vanesa |
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This paper examines Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series, focusing on the human-dragon bond as a posthumanist response to the consequences of the Anthropocene, symbolised in the text by the venins. Through the lens of ecocriticism and critical posthumanism, the article explores the connection between the protagonist, Violet Sorrengail, and her dragon, Tairn, which challenges traditional anthropocentric hierarchies by emphasising interspecies cooperation. The narrative’s engagement with themes of mutual dependence, agency, and survival reflects on the broader implications of posthumanist alliances to resist ecological degradation. Hence, this paper aims to contribute to discussions on the environmental crisis, highlighting the need for collaborative, multi-species solutions in the face of the Anthropocene’s destructive impact. |
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