#but when people (both in praise and protest) act like she Invented the classical retelling or Defines the genre. agh.

[jewfrogs]

Irks Me when people dismiss classical adaptations as all being, like, YA hades and persephone or #girlboss retellings or whatever when there is in actuality such a rich history of incredibly interesting reinterpretations of the classics especially by marginalized groups. i promise the world is wider than madeline miller

#‘no more classics retellings we’ve moved past the need for classics retellings’—guy who’s never even heard of the gods are not to blame #i am mostly thinking of black classical adaptations because they’re on my mind. but there are ALL KINDS of these adaptations i promise #i should be clear. nothing against madeline miller. i read galatea a long time ago and i thought it was good #but when people (both in praise and protest) act like she Invented the classical retelling or Defines the genre. agh. #ribbits