Lol I am so late but YES we could literally buddy read everything, this whole video just had me smiling. The Oresteia has been my favourite Greek play that I've read yet - I loved it so much. In September I'm taking a course about Athenian Drama and we're reading like ten different plays and I'm so psyched. All the luck with getting through these, I can't wait to see how your dissertation develops!
ooh I've added so many books to my TBR! I absolutely love Greek mythology!!! another recommendation for something that is really easy to read and covers a really wide scope of myths (though doesn't spend very long on each of them) is a set of four books beginning with "Oh My Gods". They are far less "intellectual" than something like Homer, but I think they would be really useful for some base knowledge on a wide variety of characters/myths -- plus they're really short!
Hello. I am new here and your Greek mythology book haul caught my eye. I just wanted to make a recommendation for you. If you want to see a version of Medea that will stick to your ribs forever, I recommend finding the Paris opera Ballet’s production of Medea. It’s a staged Ballet and it is unforgettable. You’ve got some great titles there and I hope you don’t have to write your dissertation for several years because it’s gonna take a while to make your way through all of those books. Happy reading!
Welcome! Aha this video was posted two years ago and I’ve already completed my dissertation and graduated now! ☺️ I’ll take a look and see if I can watch the ballet anywhere, thank you for the recommendation!
If you want to read more about Ancient History, you might want to try and get your hands on Herodotus's and Thucydides's stuff after you have an overall idea of everything that happened. I'm using Thucydides's book about the Peloponnesian War for an essay right now and it's awesome because he was literally there when it happened and it's not every day that you can read something like that. Pretty cool stuff 🤓 I just bought The Penelopiad at a book fair, I've had it on my wishlist for the longest time and I'm SO HAPPY that I finally have it 😍😍 Never heard of Song of Sacrifice but damn... that sounds great! Can't wait to see what you think of all those books - happy reading! 😄
That sounds amazing! I'll definitely check them both out once I have my head wrapped around what I have! AW YAY! The Penelopiad has been on my Wishlist for ages too so I'm very much in the same boat aha! Hope you love it! And right? I'm wondering why no ones mentioned it before but wow if it's good, I'll happily be the one to shout about it. Thank you!
Awesome to know you're into greek mythology and legends, ever since I've seen Troy fall of a city, I've been reading about what really happened at Troy around 1250 BC, about the actual historical facts...it would have been an honor to fight at Hector's side...cheers ;-)
Great video! I highly, highly recommend listening to the Great Courses class on Classical Mythology. It covers EVERYTHING essential about the Greek myths! The course talks about all of the old literature you mentioned and more, while also summarizing who the Gods and heroes are and their stories! Great Courses are usually very expensive but you can buy it through audible for an audible credit ($15 with an audible account.) I am a huge fan of the ancient plays. Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles are essential tragedies. A really good comedy is Lysistrata by Aristopanies! If you are doing anything relating Greek mythology to popular culture, maybe the Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan or the Olympus Bound series by Jordana Max Brodsky, as well as the movie Clash of the Titans (the original). I really hope I helped! I hope the dissertation prep goes well!
Thanks! I hadn't heard of Great Courses before so I'll definitely check that out, I have Audible. I recently read Oedipus Rex and Antigone and really enjoyed them! Lysistrata is on my list to read.I adooooored the Percy Jackson series in my teens, and will look into the others! Thank you!
Looks like you have a busy summer ahead of you! I had to read the French translation of The Oresteia this year for class and I quite enjoyed it, especially the first two plays ! Hope the translation you have is good and that you'll like it as well. 😊
Ooh what an exciting video this is! Song of Sacrifice sounds fantastic and exactly my cup of tea. Will have to add that to the TBR :) Would Leda of Sparta be the same as Leda and the Swan? So, Helen's mum? That's the only Leda I can think of, especially with Helen being Queen of Sparta and all, but I'm intrigued if there's another one! I hope you have a fab time dipping into all of these over the summer and exploring your topic! Magical women is such an interesting focal point so I'm excited to see how you get on with all of these :D
I've honestly no idea, in my limited reading I've not come across a Leda yet. It would make sense though with the connection to Sparta! Thank you! I'm really excited to get stuck in!
I can’t believe you mentioned my book 📖 I hope your dissertation is going or went well 😍 and yup, Leda is Helen’s mum :) anyway hope you found things in the book you liked and thank you 🙏 for including mine!!
Ahh, this is the best haul I’ve seen all year. If your university library has “Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves” by Sarah Pomery, that might be a good place to start for getting context on women in antiquity. It’s comprehensive and scholarly but very accessible to read. Another great starting point for historical context is Edith Hall’s Introducing the Ancient Greeks, which is for the general reader. If you’re lookin for context on Homer, I love Barbara Graziosi’s “Homer”-brief and to the point. Hesiod freaked me out the first time I read his poems, but the commentary by Barry B. Powell that introduces his translation of both poems and Alicia Stallings, who has a very enjoyable translation of Works and Days, were super helpful. Happy reading to you!
Aw thanks! I'll definitely see if my library has that one - I've seen it before and made a note of it, so I'm glad it comes recommended! Thank you so much for all of this, making a note of it all!
The play about Medea is set after Jason and the Golden Fleece where they met in Colchis where she was King Aeetes daughter. Euripides version of Medea is set in Corinth after their escape from Colchis and Iolkos which was Jason's homeland.
I read Aeschylus for a class and found that watching The Oresteia (it's somewhere on TH-cam, in 3 parts, for each story) made it even more interesting for me. It's a fairly low-budget production but you can read along and watch the story and everything that happens. It's quite intense.
Ah, I had so many of those Oxford World's Classics studying Classics in school (and English, too, let's be real!) Had to get rid of most of them in my move, but hopefully my annotations will be a better Half-Blood Prince situation for some future student.
Stumbled over your channel. Best of luck on your thesis. I was reading Mythos and that would be my tiny snippet of Greek stories. Prob now entertaining. And also I'm playing a game set in ancient Greece: Assassin's creed odyssey. Why not play instead of only read?
Interesting haul! I think I’m more interested in to idea of Greek mythology then actually reading it (its gets so weird I just can’t take it seriously lol). I hope all these books are helpful though 👍
For retellings, you should take a look at Stephen Fry's _Mythos,_ _Heroes,_ and _Troy._ You might also want to take a look at John Barth's _Chimera._ Not, strictly speaking, retellings, and not exclusively about Greek subjects, but worth a look.
I have Song of Sacrifice on my kindle! That author is a lovely author and I enjoyed some of her other books too. So glad you got it and if you would like to do a buddy read anytime, let me know x
I have strong opinions on nearly everyone one of these books but I look forward to hearing your opinions first! :-D "The Argonautica" actually describes the beginning of Medea's story as it comes down to us in most myths while Euripides' "Medea" covers a story near the middle of her myth. Euripides' actually wrote a number of tragedies about the character of Medea but that is the only one that survives. As it comes to myth-retellings the most popular writer in this genre might be Mary Renault, who wrote her most famous books in the '50s and '60s. I haven't read her yet but I hear mostly good things.
Ahh nice! Thank you for the clarification! It's so sad that we know more existed but can't be found. I wonder if any of them would've changed our opinion of characters... I haven't read Mary Renault yet, but I do own one of her books - The King Must Die (Theseus and the Minotaur). I'm excited to start making my way through her work, eventually.
I think it was fate that I stumbled across this - I really would like a mythology book which contains almost all of the Greek/Roman myths but I don’t really know where to start. Is there a compendium or a collected texts book you could recommend to me please? 😊💜
I haven’t yet read it myself, but Robert Graves’ Greek mythology book is always recommended! I do actually have a video coming soon of my mythology & folklore collection, so it might be worth keeping an eye out for that as most of the books are just called “Greek myths” or something similar so listing the without photos is a bit confusing 😂
Oooooooh I’m very much looking forward to your mythology & folklore video! 😆 Earlier this week my copy of The Wren Hunt arrived so I really hope to start that soon! I’ve also bought The Penguin Book of Norse Myths as I read Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman a couple of years ago and loved it but now I need to find a good Greek/Roman myth book - I’m hoping you will be my guide 🤗💜
You should definitely read Women & Powder by Mary Beard. In that book the author talks about portrayal of women in antiquity, and she draws parallels to modern misogynist politics. She also talks about the character of Penelope, because her being told to shut her mouth and turn away while the men in polis talk is actually the first written proof of chauvinism in history; and it's just over 100 pages. The portrayal of Medusa's head is also quite important in the book because of Trumps portrayal of Clinton as Medusa and himself as Perseus. Trust me, it's good stuff, if you enjoy studying how ancient thoughts have been integrated in our society, and how we can change the structure of that society,
I have read it! It might be due a reread though so I can make notes on it. But I agree, it's good stuff! Mary Beard is a nonfiction author I trust wholeheartedly
I would recommend reading a book on the history of Greece. Ye know, from prehistoric times to Hellenistic times. Just so you know what era everything is
@@AFrolicThroughFiction ye, I know what u mean. It can get very confusing. Currently I'm focusing more on the Mythology of Greece because of how connected it was to the ancient Greeks. I found that when I read about the ancient Greeks, almost everything is connected to their beliefs
you also have Mary Renault's books! I feel she has a very different perspective from the usual retellings nowadays... I read the King Must Die recently and there are some controversies there "^^ Edit: so many Mary's in the world... Yes I had Mary Pearson before, uuugh.
@@AFrolicThroughFiction omg, yes, how could I have made that mistake 😐 I edited the comment now. I'm listening to The Bull from the Sea and the audible's version is pretty good!
Have you seen the TH-cam channel see u in history? It’s pretty much dedicated to mythology of all sorts, Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse. They basically upload daily with different tales from various mythologies and it’s easy to get hooked and just binge it because they’re like 4 minutes long.
I haven't, no! Omg this sounds prefect - I run a book club based on mythology too so I'm eager to learn about all mythologies, I'll definitely be checking it out!
In context to the book synopsis, it does mean what’s mentioned above - “for a life of honest husbandry” would be the equivalent of saying the text notes how you should farm and tend to your own crops/animals for the ideal daily life
Thankyou for making this video Content quality and editing is literally good....... but You know what i think You should be a Actress ! 😘 Edit : Just subscribed you 💓
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Hey i am from Greece and i am so happy that you like our ancient history !!💙😍
I LOVE it! :)
I am literally in love with it😧🥰
It's awesome
lmao when you said ‘six greek tragedies’ i thought you said ‘sick greek tragedies’ and i was like that sounds like my type of book
Honestly they might as well be called that ahahaha
Your thesis theme is soooo amazing I live for it! Hope you love working on it and love everything you learn and share it all with us!!!
Thank you so so much!
Lol I am so late but YES we could literally buddy read everything, this whole video just had me smiling. The Oresteia has been my favourite Greek play that I've read yet - I loved it so much. In September I'm taking a course about Athenian Drama and we're reading like ten different plays and I'm so psyched. All the luck with getting through these, I can't wait to see how your dissertation develops!
ALL THE GREEK MYTH STUFF
I can't wait to read The Oresteia, I'm so intrigued.I'm so jealous you get to study it!
My field is comparative mythology and if you're interested in the Greek myths I'd highly recommend "the Greek Myths" by Robert Graves..
ooh I've added so many books to my TBR! I absolutely love Greek mythology!!! another recommendation for something that is really easy to read and covers a really wide scope of myths (though doesn't spend very long on each of them) is a set of four books beginning with "Oh My Gods". They are far less "intellectual" than something like Homer, but I think they would be really useful for some base knowledge on a wide variety of characters/myths -- plus they're really short!
Aw yay!! oOOH they ring a bell actually - I'll check them out, thank you!
Hello. I am new here and your Greek mythology book haul caught my eye. I just wanted to make a recommendation for you. If you want to see a version of Medea that will stick to your ribs forever, I recommend finding the Paris opera Ballet’s production of Medea. It’s a staged Ballet and it is unforgettable. You’ve got some great titles there and I hope you don’t have to write your dissertation for several years because it’s gonna take a while to make your way through all of those books. Happy reading!
Welcome! Aha this video was posted two years ago and I’ve already completed my dissertation and graduated now! ☺️ I’ll take a look and see if I can watch the ballet anywhere, thank you for the recommendation!
If you want to read more about Ancient History, you might want to try and get your hands on Herodotus's and Thucydides's stuff after you have an overall idea of everything that happened. I'm using Thucydides's book about the Peloponnesian War for an essay right now and it's awesome because he was literally there when it happened and it's not every day that you can read something like that. Pretty cool stuff 🤓
I just bought The Penelopiad at a book fair, I've had it on my wishlist for the longest time and I'm SO HAPPY that I finally have it 😍😍
Never heard of Song of Sacrifice but damn... that sounds great!
Can't wait to see what you think of all those books - happy reading! 😄
That sounds amazing! I'll definitely check them both out once I have my head wrapped around what I have!
AW YAY! The Penelopiad has been on my Wishlist for ages too so I'm very much in the same boat aha! Hope you love it!
And right? I'm wondering why no ones mentioned it before but wow if it's good, I'll happily be the one to shout about it.
Thank you!
Thank you sooo much for this haul, it was exactly the thing I was looking for, now I know which books to buy 🖤💗
Awesome to know you're into greek mythology and legends, ever since I've seen Troy fall of a city, I've been reading about what really happened at Troy around 1250 BC, about the actual historical facts...it would have been an honor to fight at Hector's side...cheers ;-)
Great video! I highly, highly recommend listening to the Great Courses class on Classical Mythology. It covers EVERYTHING essential about the Greek myths! The course talks about all of the old literature you mentioned and more, while also summarizing who the Gods and heroes are and their stories! Great Courses are usually very expensive but you can buy it through audible for an audible credit ($15 with an audible account.) I am a huge fan of the ancient plays. Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles are essential tragedies. A really good comedy is Lysistrata by Aristopanies! If you are doing anything relating Greek mythology to popular culture, maybe the Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan or the Olympus Bound series by Jordana Max Brodsky, as well as the movie Clash of the Titans (the original). I really hope I helped! I hope the dissertation prep goes well!
Thanks! I hadn't heard of Great Courses before so I'll definitely check that out, I have Audible. I recently read Oedipus Rex and Antigone and really enjoyed them! Lysistrata is on my list to read.I adooooored the Percy Jackson series in my teens, and will look into the others! Thank you!
Looks like you have a busy summer ahead of you!
I had to read the French translation of The Oresteia this year for class and I quite enjoyed it, especially the first two plays ! Hope the translation you have is good and that you'll like it as well. 😊
VERY busy aha!
I'm really looking forward to read The Oresteia so I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Ooh what an exciting video this is! Song of Sacrifice sounds fantastic and exactly my cup of tea. Will have to add that to the TBR :) Would Leda of Sparta be the same as Leda and the Swan? So, Helen's mum? That's the only Leda I can think of, especially with Helen being Queen of Sparta and all, but I'm intrigued if there's another one!
I hope you have a fab time dipping into all of these over the summer and exploring your topic! Magical women is such an interesting focal point so I'm excited to see how you get on with all of these :D
I've honestly no idea, in my limited reading I've not come across a Leda yet. It would make sense though with the connection to Sparta!
Thank you! I'm really excited to get stuck in!
I can’t believe you mentioned my book 📖 I hope your dissertation is going or went well 😍 and yup, Leda is Helen’s mum :) anyway hope you found things in the book you liked and thank you 🙏 for including mine!!
Ahh, this is the best haul I’ve seen all year. If your university library has “Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves” by Sarah Pomery, that might be a good place to start for getting context on women in antiquity. It’s comprehensive and scholarly but very accessible to read. Another great starting point for historical context is Edith Hall’s Introducing the Ancient Greeks, which is for the general reader. If you’re lookin for context on Homer, I love Barbara Graziosi’s “Homer”-brief and to the point. Hesiod freaked me out the first time I read his poems, but the commentary by Barry B. Powell that introduces his translation of both poems and Alicia Stallings, who has a very enjoyable translation of Works and Days, were super helpful. Happy reading to you!
Aw thanks! I'll definitely see if my library has that one - I've seen it before and made a note of it, so I'm glad it comes recommended! Thank you so much for all of this, making a note of it all!
The play about Medea is set after Jason and the Golden Fleece where they met in Colchis where she was King Aeetes daughter. Euripides version of Medea is set in Corinth after their escape from Colchis and Iolkos which was Jason's homeland.
Ahhh thank you!
I read Aeschylus for a class and found that watching The Oresteia (it's somewhere on TH-cam, in 3 parts, for each story) made it even more interesting for me. It's a fairly low-budget production but you can read along and watch the story and everything that happens. It's quite intense.
Oooh I might do that! I've done it with numerous plays before so it makes sense. Thank you!
Ah, I had so many of those Oxford World's Classics studying Classics in school (and English, too, let's be real!) Had to get rid of most of them in my move, but hopefully my annotations will be a better Half-Blood Prince situation for some future student.
They're a fab publisher for academia ahaha. Ah I love that idea aha!
Stumbled over your channel. Best of luck on your thesis. I was reading Mythos and that would be my tiny snippet of Greek stories. Prob now entertaining. And also I'm playing a game set in ancient Greece: Assassin's creed odyssey. Why not play instead of only read?
So many books! I hope these help you with your dissertation 😊
Luckily accumulated over time aha! Thank you!
Some ones I've never heard of on here!
Interesting haul! I think I’m more interested in to idea of Greek mythology then actually reading it (its gets so weird I just can’t take it seriously lol). I hope all these books are helpful though 👍
To be fair, I like it BECAUSE of how weird it gets - it makes me laugh a lot aha! Thank you!
For retellings, you should take a look at Stephen Fry's _Mythos,_ _Heroes,_ and _Troy._ You might also want to take a look at John Barth's _Chimera._ Not, strictly speaking, retellings, and not exclusively about Greek subjects, but worth a look.
I have :)
Greek Mythology so much depth ,Iliad and Odyssey hiding many messages
I have Song of Sacrifice on my kindle! That author is a lovely author and I enjoyed some of her other books too. So glad you got it and if you would like to do a buddy read anytime, let me know x
Ahh you're the first person I've known to have heard of her!
Amazing Video! Pythia was also great! Penelope was a TRUE Woman/Wife! The word ''Media'' comes from Medea.
I have strong opinions on nearly everyone one of these books but I look forward to hearing your opinions first! :-D "The Argonautica" actually describes the beginning of Medea's story as it comes down to us in most myths while Euripides' "Medea" covers a story near the middle of her myth. Euripides' actually wrote a number of tragedies about the character of Medea but that is the only one that survives. As it comes to myth-retellings the most popular writer in this genre might be Mary Renault, who wrote her most famous books in the '50s and '60s. I haven't read her yet but I hear mostly good things.
Spot on Xenu, Mary Renault is excellent. She has a real, intuitive feeling for the material she retells.
Ahh nice! Thank you for the clarification! It's so sad that we know more existed but can't be found. I wonder if any of them would've changed our opinion of characters...
I haven't read Mary Renault yet, but I do own one of her books - The King Must Die (Theseus and the Minotaur). I'm excited to start making my way through her work, eventually.
I think it was fate that I stumbled across this - I really would like a mythology book which contains almost all of the Greek/Roman myths but I don’t really know where to start. Is there a compendium or a collected texts book you could recommend to me please? 😊💜
I haven’t yet read it myself, but Robert Graves’ Greek mythology book is always recommended! I do actually have a video coming soon of my mythology & folklore collection, so it might be worth keeping an eye out for that as most of the books are just called “Greek myths” or something similar so listing the without photos is a bit confusing 😂
Oooooooh I’m very much looking forward to your mythology & folklore video! 😆 Earlier this week my copy of The Wren Hunt arrived so I really hope to start that soon! I’ve also bought The Penguin Book of Norse Myths as I read Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman a couple of years ago and loved it but now I need to find a good Greek/Roman myth book - I’m hoping you will be my guide 🤗💜
U should read song of Achilles its really good
aaaaah all of those are so pretty and sound so interesting!! loved this haul 😍
Thank you! Honestly it seems greek myth books are blessed with beautiful covers
Thanks! I added Medea to my TBR
So many beautiful books ! 😊
Right?!
I want to write a book about a greek mythology retelling and I wasn't sure if I should read all of these books to help me.
You should definitely read Women & Powder by Mary Beard. In that book the author talks about portrayal of women in antiquity, and she draws parallels to modern misogynist politics. She also talks about the character of Penelope, because her being told to shut her mouth and turn away while the men in polis talk is actually the first written proof of chauvinism in history; and it's just over 100 pages. The portrayal of Medusa's head is also quite important in the book because of Trumps portrayal of Clinton as Medusa and himself as Perseus. Trust me, it's good stuff, if you enjoy studying how ancient thoughts have been integrated in our society, and how we can change the structure of that society,
I have read it! It might be due a reread though so I can make notes on it. But I agree, it's good stuff! Mary Beard is a nonfiction author I trust wholeheartedly
I thought Song of Sacrifice would be about Iphigenia buuuuut I was wrong :P
Many characters! It sounds amazing
I would recommend reading a book on the history of Greece. Ye know, from prehistoric times to Hellenistic times. Just so you know what era everything is
I have a textbook I’ve been making notes from but I’m just so bad at retaining details that I have to admit, I’m still pretty clueless on the dates
@@AFrolicThroughFiction ye, I know what u mean. It can get very confusing. Currently I'm focusing more on the Mythology of Greece because of how connected it was to the ancient Greeks. I found that when I read about the ancient Greeks, almost everything is connected to their beliefs
I don't know if you are still doing your dissertation but my favourite retelling of Medea is Medea by Kerry Greenwood.
Meda is set after the voyage of the Argo and after Jason becomes king.
you also have Mary Renault's books! I feel she has a very different perspective from the usual retellings nowadays... I read the King Must Die recently and there are some controversies there "^^
Edit: so many Mary's in the world... Yes I had Mary Pearson before, uuugh.
Do you mean Mary Renault? She's the author of The King Must Die and loads of others. I own that one!
@@AFrolicThroughFiction omg, yes, how could I have made that mistake 😐 I edited the comment now. I'm listening to The Bull from the Sea and the audible's version is pretty good!
Awesome!
How does the aeneid influence modern storytelling? Can you help me with this question ??
I can recommend 30 second's to ancient Greece book it's available on Amazon.
Please tell so good books on Hades and peresphone please
Have you seen the TH-cam channel see u in history? It’s pretty much dedicated to mythology of all sorts, Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse. They basically upload daily with different tales from various mythologies and it’s easy to get hooked and just binge it because they’re like 4 minutes long.
I haven't, no! Omg this sounds prefect - I run a book club based on mythology too so I'm eager to learn about all mythologies, I'll definitely be checking it out!
thucydides peloponnesian war book is a book also that can be useful
this is peak Ashleigh culture
I sure hope so
Leda of Sparta is the mother of Helen of Troy
Nice
what about Percy Jackson best greek books ever
I read and loved them when I was younger, this video was a book haul of new Greek myth books at the time of filming ☺️
Isn't that set in modern times though? Idk I haven't read them.
What does "husbandry" mean :)
The care, cultivation and breeding of crops and animals. Management and conservation of resources.
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@@toivoha I'm not sure what she meant by that, but husbandry does mean "the care of crops and animals" etc look it up
In context to the book synopsis, it does mean what’s mentioned above - “for a life of honest husbandry” would be the equivalent of saying the text notes how you should farm and tend to your own crops/animals for the ideal daily life
Thankyou for making this video
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You know what i think
You should be a Actress ! 😘
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Omg you are so beautiful
Forget about books you look gorgeous...