AN ECOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF CIRCE BY MADELINE MILLER: RECONSTRUCTING THE RELATIONS AMONG DIFFERENT FORMS OF BEINGS THROUGH FIGURATIVE RECONCEPTUALIZATIONS

Madeline Miller is one of the most renowned "revisionist mythmakers" in 21st century. Miller's prize-winning novel Circe (2019) an attempt to recreate histories mythological past revised versions herstories. intends deconstruct phallogocentrict narrations which have established literary canon by recreating same stories from a feminist perspective. To do so, she rewrites myth who formidable sorceress and treated as minor character male-authored The Odyssey. explains what aims follows: "I wanted her be center story. I it epic story about woman's life. And for all attention adventures growth, errors,the virtues,that heroes like Achilles Odysseus their stories" (Nicolau, 2018, p. 7). In this sense can described "female epic" or "mythographic metafiction" (Nunes, 2014, pp. 231-232). Miller, along with perspective, changed dominant ideologies embedded man-centered epics subverted androcentrism hierarchical view world ecological insight. This article will place emphasis on creative use language through promotes understanding intra inter-specific relations universe. Thus, examine stylistic choices ecolinguistic approach focusing specifically similes find out why employs figure speech high frequency discursive effects has created ideological implications offer. examination how reveals that skillfully brings together ecologically conscious thought reflect vision characterized ecosophic wisdom.