Mediterranean Vegetation in Anglophone Literature as a Sign of Man’s Relationship with the World

Mediterranean vegetation gives a sign of a necessary dialogue between people who are united by plants having their origins in the Mediterranean world. It becomes the visible and colourful sign of a dialogue between man and the non-human, which reveals man's place in the world. From Shakespeare to Laurence Durrell, N. Scott Momaday, Mahmoud Darwish, Niyi Osundare and Wangari Maathai, this paper will try to show how Mediterranean plants in Anglophone literature are the sign of man's relationship with the world and point to the conclusions that may be drawn from a combined reading of nature and history.