Jennifer saint ariadne review5/12/2023 ![]() But that’s why I tend to avoid reading tragedy – personally, if not professionally. Greek tragedy, of course, is pretty much non-stop gloom, punctuated by tension, betrayal, suicide, incest and/or maiming, before a bit more gloom to round things off and female characters are often on the receiving end of the worst treatment tragedy has to offer. ![]() What I don’t love about feminist myth retellings is the Gloom.Īs a ProfessionalClassicist TM, I do have to acknowledge that the Gloom has classical roots. ![]() I love the beautiful covers that take Greek vase motifs and make them sparkly (not that I’m superficial or anything…!). I love walking into a bookshop and seeing the popular enthusiasm for novels featuring Medusa, Ariadne, Pandora, Circe and Elektra. I love the current trend of feminist (or female-centred) myth retellings. ![]()
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