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A Goddess Reimagined
FromLibrary Talks
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
May 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Madeline Miller's first novel, The Song of Achilles, transformed The Iliad from a vast impersonal epic into an intimate and poignant love story. Now Miller turns her mind to Homer's other great work, and one of mythology's most riveting figures, in Circe. It's the retelling of The Odyssey in which a fierce young woman is at the center. Madeline Miller discusses her writing process, witchcraft, and why this story resonates today with classicist and translator Emily Wilson, the first woman to translate The Odyssey into English.
Released:
May 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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