Abstract

This article explores the ecological resonances of Timon of Athens from today's perspective of the Anthropocene. It introduces a passage from Thomas Pynchon's novel Mason & Dixon describing the colonial exploration of America in terms of ‘subjunctive Hopes, for all that may yet be true’, towards establishing the subjunctive mood as a characteristic of the play. The point extends beyond grammar: Timon's curses and prayers can be understood as an exercise in subjunctivity expressing Apocalyptic disaster as a consequence of disregardful high consumerism. The subjunctive mood enables correspondence between disasters Timon wills to happen and disasters we fear in the Anthropocene.

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