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elisetutt's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I loved learning new versions of famous women in greek myths and new women from myths I’ve never heard of. It was very interesting to see the changes made to these myths over time good and bad. These stories, especially Medusa’s story is still relevant to how women are in society today.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, War, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Incest
flonergan's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
wherethebooksgo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Suicide
stormwise's review against another edition
challenging
funny
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medium-paced
5.0
This book was absolutely wonderful - Haynes is becoming one of my favourite authors!
In each chapter, named after the character it focuses on, Pandora's Jar examines the variations of the original myths, the codifiers that set the cultural standard and the modern interpretations that audiences are familiar with. It's fascinating to learn about some of the alternative versions of these classic stories - what could have been if those tales had been the ones to remain in the public consciousness! Haynes also considers the context of the stories and their classical audiences - Greek plays, for example, were written by, performed by and most likely watched by men. It's no wonder women were so often sidelined.
I LOVED the insights into language! I love linguistics, so it was extremely cool to look at the original Ancient Greek used and how it has been inaccurately translated in some instances. Word choice can convey so much - one of the biggest offenders that Haynes highlights is the frequent translation of Hippolyta's 'zōstēr' as 'girdle' when the word specifically means 'war belt'.
I thoroughly appreciated the wry humour and clever wordplay throughout the book, which also helps to alleviate the sometimes heavy subject matter. I found that each chapter was structured and paced really well. Overall this is just a fantastic book which I would DEFINITELY recommend to anyone interested in Greek mythology and feminism.
Oh, and I'm a Euripides stan now 🤷🏻♂️
In each chapter, named after the character it focuses on, Pandora's Jar examines the variations of the original myths, the codifiers that set the cultural standard and the modern interpretations that audiences are familiar with. It's fascinating to learn about some of the alternative versions of these classic stories - what could have been if those tales had been the ones to remain in the public consciousness! Haynes also considers the context of the stories and their classical audiences - Greek plays, for example, were written by, performed by and most likely watched by men. It's no wonder women were so often sidelined.
I LOVED the insights into language! I love linguistics, so it was extremely cool to look at the original Ancient Greek used and how it has been inaccurately translated in some instances. Word choice can convey so much - one of the biggest offenders that Haynes highlights is the frequent translation of Hippolyta's 'zōstēr' as 'girdle' when the word specifically means 'war belt'.
I thoroughly appreciated the wry humour and clever wordplay throughout the book, which also helps to alleviate the sometimes heavy subject matter. I found that each chapter was structured and paced really well. Overall this is just a fantastic book which I would DEFINITELY recommend to anyone interested in Greek mythology and feminism.
Oh, and I'm a Euripides stan now 🤷🏻♂️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Murder, Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Slavery, and Violence
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