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Natalie haynes is an amazing linguist, classicist, and writer. Haynes shreds whatever claims to the title hero men like jason and theseus have (and you really have to agree with her, especially about theseus) haynes has a way of adding just the right ... Read More
This book is a great companion to many of the feminist retellings that are coming out. It brings wit, perspective and a feminist perspective to stories long in need of re-telling.
The book is well-researched, but it is also immensely entertaining. This is the book i’ve been recommending recently. Thanks to harper perennial for a gifted advanced copy of this book.
I'm a huge fan of mythology and this book did not disappoint. There's something for everyone in these chapters- from original interpretations of greek to the dangers of sanitizing myths to tell them to children.
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If you're expecting a historical fiction-esq. Retelling of the women of greek mythology, this is not the book for you.
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Quality
Wellwritten with clever humor and a lot of wellresearched data
Really intelligent writing and compelling thought provoking analyses of a much loved genre of characters
I also want to compliment the editors for a well edited book i didnt find any editing errors which is a rarity
The content is a bit heavy with a lot of detail to absorb so i recommend a read in doses or one chapter at a time
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You will also stop using the term 34pandoras box34 since you will learn that it was an amphora meaning a huge storage jar and n... Read More
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- This product had a total of 1,820 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 7 2024.
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The content is a bit heavy with a lot of detail to absorb so i recommend a read in doses or one chapter at a time
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We learn only certain versions of myth in high school
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Maybe an expanded view in college
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In the past these women have suffered through mistranslations mistaken identity and plain lack of regard by male writers almost from the start of mythologizing down to the present day
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It does real justice to the source material but it also provides a much needed feminine perspective on these women whove been toooften treated as props or afterthoughts
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Some of my favorite chapters had to be the ones focused on medusa medea and the amazons although penelope and clytemnestra came close behind
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Clytemnestra and medea win greeces awards for 34worst wife34 and 34worst mother34 because haynes points out greek men were terrified of powerful women
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It kind of makes you want to travel back to when the plays were first performed and watch the male audience shake in their sandals especially over euripides medea
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