Contemporary Feminist Retellings of Greek Myths
Bestselling Muses and Their Ideologies
Contemporary Feminist Retellings of Greek Myths
Bestselling Muses and Their Ideologies
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Description
This book explores the recent surge in adaptations of Graeco-Roman myths, reimagined through a female lens. From modern classics such as Madeleine Miller's Circe to the recent surge of dark academia and contemporary fanfiction, these retellings, often written by women and featuring female protagonists, challenge traditional narratives and give voice to marginalized characters from the classical canon. They are particularly popular as 'fix-it lit', addressing the wrongs and injustices done to female figures in ancient myths.
Unlike 20th-century feminist rewritings, this current wave is shaped not only by socio-cultural factors but also by online trends and marketing strategies. Movements such as #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter, along with platforms like BookTok and fanfiction sites, have contributed to the popularity of these retellings. This volume examines the extent to which these works are genuinely empowering from a feminist perspective or rather cater to a demand for fresh takes on familiar stories, exploring the complexities and ambiguities of contemporary myth-making.
Table of Contents
1. Cinematic Heroines
Chapter 1: Elena Theodorakopoulos: 'Searching for Homer in Le Mépris. Jean-Luc Godard's Penelopeiad'
Chapter 2: Fiona Cox: 'Justice, Migration and Deportation in Sophie Deraspe's Antigone'
2. Interpersonal female subjectivities
Chapter 3: Cinzia DuBois: 'Weaving Her Story. The tangled relationship between women's emotional and physical Labour in Charlotte Higgins' Greek Myths'
Chapter 4: Mallory Fitzpatrick: 'Lost Lacunae. The shortage of positive female relationships in Daughters of Sparta, A Thousand Ships, and Circe'
Chapter 5: Alex Meghji: '“I stepped into those woods and my life began”. Feminine subjectivity and environmental intersubjectivity in Madeline Miller's Circe'
3. Female agency and sexuality
Chapter 6: Elina Pyy: 'Women Writing Rapists. Sexual violence, masculinity, and narrative power in retellings of the Troy myth by Miller, Barker and Haynes'
Chapter 7: Evelien Bracke: 'Persephone and the Beast: The construction of female power in Girl Fantasy literature'
4. Fanfiction and the digital world
Chapter 8: Philomena Wolf: 'Make It Old. Social media, Dark Academia, and popular reimaginings of Greco-Roman Myths'
Chapter 9: Julia Neugarten: '“Great Suffering and Great Love”. Gendered emotions in Fanfiction about the Achilles and Patroclus myth'
Chapter 10: Amanda Potter: 'Beyond Slash and Het. The many relationships of Circe in Madeline Miller's Circe Fanfiction'
Chapter 11: Emily Hauser: 'Feminist rewritings of Greek myth: Why (not) now?'
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | May 13 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781350580244 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 3 bw images |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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