Epic of the Earth : reading homer's "iliad" in the fight for a dying world / Edith Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Edith, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecocriticism.

Environmental degradation.

Homer. Iliad--Criticism and interpretation.

Homer.

Genre:

Literary criticism

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"An urgent study of Homer's Iliad, exposing the beginnings of the ecological disaster we now face and facilitating our understanding of its history. The roots of today's environmental catastrophe run deep into humanity's past. Through this unprecedented reading of Homer's Iliad, the award-winning classicist Edith Hall examines how this foundational text both documents the environmental practices of the ancient Greeks and betrays an awareness of the dangers posed by the destruction of the natural landscape. Underlying Homer's account of brutal military operations, alliances, and cataclysmic struggle is a palpable understanding that the direction in which humanity was headed could create a world that was uninhabitable. Hall provides unparalleled insight into the ancient origins of climate change and argues that the Iliad exposes the deepest contradictions behind the environmental problems we have created. Indeed, it is possible that some of the violence done to the environment throughout history has been authorized, if not exacerbated, by the celebration of the exploitation of nature in Homer's poem. Drawing compelling analogies to contemporary poetry, literature, and film, Hall demonstrates that the Iliad, as a priceless document of the mindset of early humans, can help us understand the long history of ecological degradation and inspire activism to rescue our planet from disaster"--Amazon.ca.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300281354

0300281358

OCLC:

1498554110