The Problem with Greek Myth Retellings

Video essays are a bit out of my wheelhouse (and well beyond the capacity of my editing software. ) Nonetheless, the huge rise of Greek myth retellings I ve been noticing in the past few years both interests me and to some extent concerns me. I want to reiterate: this is not a personal attack against any work or author discussed in this video. I m interested in examining the trend as a whole, and although I single out and discuss specific books, I only do so in hopes of highlighting broader trends across the subgenre. (I guess we can call this a subgenre now ) Thank you for watching Music: Opening, closing: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2, Evgeny Kissin All other music sourced from WoodCut Music Links: Katerina Cosgrove on her concerns over Greek myth retellings: Jennifer Saint on the purpose of retellin