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Madeline Miller (born July 24, 1978) is an American novelist, author of The Song of Achilles (2011) and Circe (2018). Miller spent ten years writing The Song of ...
The Song of Achilles is a 2011 novel by American writer Madeline Miller. Set during the Greek Heroic Age , it is a retelling of the Trojan War as told from the perspective of Patroclus . The novel follows Patroclus' relationship with Achilles , from their initial meeting to their exploits during the Trojan War , with focus on their romantic ...
The Aeneid by Virgil; Trojan Women by Seneca; The Posthomerica, an epic poem by Quintus of Smyrna; In Historia Regum Britanniae, he enslaved Helenus and other Trojans in revenge for the death of his father; In Confessio Amantis Book 4 line 2161ff he is the slayer of the Amazon Penthesilea; The Tragedy of Dido by Christopher Marlowe
Circe is a 2018 mythic fantasy novel by American writer Madeline Miller.Set during the Greek Heroic Age, it is an adaptation of various Greek myths, most notably the Odyssey, as told from the perspective of the witch Circe.
Madeline Miller’s Circe takes a minor if memorable character from the Odyssey (the goddess turns the hero’s men into pigs, among other things) and places her at the center of her own story.
Greek mythology retelling is a literary genre where stories from classic Greek mythology are placed in either a contemporary or futuristic setting. [1] [2] Stories from this genre aim to combine mythological themes like birth, death, and love with modern philosophies of feminism and empowerment.
[8] On Bookmarks Magazine Nov/Dec 2018 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (3.5 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "The Silence of the Girls joins the ranks of recent novels that give voice to women during the classical era, including Mary Beard's SPQR (2015) and Madeline ...
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles (2011) Christopher Morley, The Trojan Horse (1937) Phillip Parotti. The Greek Generals Talk (1986) The Trojan Generals Talk (1988) Richard Powell, Whom the Gods Would Destroy (1970) Laura Riding, A Trojan Ending (1937) S.P. Somtow, The Shattered Horse (1986) S. M. Stirling. Against the Tide of Years (1999)