E7: Show and Tell - Ecocriticism

“But the monsters turned out to be just trees.” Are trees good? Are trees bad? Why the tree imagery? In this episode of AP Taylor Swift, your hosts dive into the world of ecocriticism to explore and analyze how Taylor uses nature in her lyrics to create powerful metaphors that resonate with her listeners. Join us as Jodi discusses the dichotomy of the domestic vs the wild in “Out of the Woods,” Jenn shares some surprising history about William Wordsworth that may change the way you listen to “the lakes” forever, and Maansi teaches us about the sublime with “Snow on the Beach.”  *** Mentioned in the episode:  Recollections of the Lakes and the Lake Poets Dorothy Wordsworth poetry  William Wordsworth poetry Wordsworth & Coleridge Lyrical Ballads Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition  Walt Whitman: The Complete Poems Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut “Out of the Woods” “the lakes”  “Snow on the Beach”    *** Episode Highlights:  [0:27] Introduction to ecocriticism [3:06] “Out of the Woods”  [21:06] “the lakes” [38:22] “Snow on the Beach”   Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe   Follow us on social!  TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift Link Tree →linktr.ee/aptaylorswift Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.