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Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
by Natalie Haynes
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
This book is written as if it was a college lecture of Greco-Roman literature with a feminist focus.
It's funny and interesting. Going into the use of language and translation and how a good or bad job of a translator from long ago can change the perception of a character throughout history. And on top of that what can be read in between the lines about these women of antiquity.
It's fun and it's something I wish I read when I was in university. So many interesting point were made that I wanted to talk about with my friends who also have a similar base understanding of these stories. It makes me want to go and see these plays in person and write something based of the poems.
However this isn't the most accessible book. You have to have a relative understanding of the story and how it's taught in schools. And you have to have a basic understanding in how these stories sit in media throughout history. Yes, Haynes does describe a lot of it but I feel like you have to be a bit of a greek and roman mythology nerd to really understand the full scope of what Haynes is talking about.
This is a short but dense read. So go into it knowing all of that. I personally loved it and I can see myself using this book to perhaps write something based of antiquity on my own.
It's funny and interesting. Going into the use of language and translation and how a good or bad job of a translator from long ago can change the perception of a character throughout history. And on top of that what can be read in between the lines about these women of antiquity.
It's fun and it's something I wish I read when I was in university. So many interesting point were made that I wanted to talk about with my friends who also have a similar base understanding of these stories. It makes me want to go and see these plays in person and write something based of the poems.
However this isn't the most accessible book. You have to have a relative understanding of the story and how it's taught in schools. And you have to have a basic understanding in how these stories sit in media throughout history. Yes, Haynes does describe a lot of it but I feel like you have to be a bit of a greek and roman mythology nerd to really understand the full scope of what Haynes is talking about.
This is a short but dense read. So go into it knowing all of that. I personally loved it and I can see myself using this book to perhaps write something based of antiquity on my own.