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100			_aHall, Edith
245			_aEpic of the earth : reading Homer's Iliad in the fight for a dying world
260			_bYale University Press, _c2025 _aNew Haven :
300			_aviii, 281 p. ; _bsd., col. with b&w sequences, _c24 cm
365			_b30.00 _c$ _d89.00
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe 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
650			_aLiterary Criticism
650			_aEcocriticism
650			_aEnvironmental Conservation & Protection
650			_aGreece
650			_aClimate change
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