Theocritus and Things

Foregrounds underrepresented agents (women, nature and the nonhuman) in and through the poetry of Theocritus Provides a new approach to canonical Greek poetryBrings Classics into conversation with burgeoning theoretical frameworksSpeaks to current political concerns about the relationship between humans and nature Decentres the male human subject and listens to a wider cast of characters, offering a ‘from below’ reading This book contributes to the literary-theoretical field of Material Ecocriti