We wondered how the author of “The Keep” wrote about prison so well. Well, we asked and she responded!
Read MoreReading Group II: Rereading the Past
This reading group will read novels that are retelling and reinterpreting old stories, texts, and archetypes. We will discuss these more contemporary texts in relation to their older source material. Dissecting editorial and structural made by each author, we will talk about the intent of each novel and how it helps us to revisit these old and ancient stories through a new lens. What parts of these stories make them adaptable to new audiences throughout the years? Why do writers keep revisiting these tales? And what can we learn from multiple retellings of the same story? These are a few of the questions that will help guide our conversations.
“The Keep” – Rereading Gothic Fiction
To end our rereading of the past, we read a riff on Gothic literature with Jennifer Egan’s “The Keep.”
Read More“American Gods” – Rereading Norse Mythology and American Culture
Everyone was excited to read some Neil Gaiman. We jumped into “American Gods” and were not disappointed.
Read More“Home Fire” – Rereading “Antigone”
Recommended by Catherine Robson at NYU, we’re reading a reinterpretation of Antigone. Yes, we’re reading “Home Fire.”
Read More“Till We Have Faces” – Rereading the myth of Cupid & Psyche
We took the chance to read some C. S. Lewis with his retelling of an ancient myth, “‘Till We Have Faces.”
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