Witchiest Witch: A Discussion of Madeline Miller’s Circe, with Emily Edwards of FBOL
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
Liv Albert
4.6 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2019
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Liv teams up with Emily Edwards of Fuckbois of Literature (https://www.fuckboisoflit.com/) to dive into Circe by Madeline Miller. We also talk Song of Achilles, Greek Drama, and a bunch of other things! Subscribe to Fuckbois of Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fbol/id1455155797!
CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.
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