FGSS 3634

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FGSS 3634
Feminist Retellings from Sappho to Circe

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In this seminar, we will study feminist retellings of myths, figures, and tropes from ancient Greek and Roman literature. Situating contemporary retellings alongside ancient sources, we will ask: what makes a retelling “feminist”? What kinds of feminism(s) do these retellings model? Are these feminist retellings purely a modern phenomenon, or do certain ancient genres (e.g., lyric and choral poetry, Greek tragedy) generate feminist potential? Texts may include: Sappho’s fragments, Euripides’ Trojan Women and Bacchae, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Fran Ross’ Oreo, Margaret Atwood’s Penelopiad; Madeleine Miller’s Circe.


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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 3634

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18405 FGSS 3634   SEM 101

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    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Lambert, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person