Good Scribes Only

#20 - Madeline Miller - Circe 🧙🏼‍♀️

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Hosted by novelists and entrepreneurs Daniel Breyer & Jeremy Streich, Good Scribes Only is a podcast for curious minds to explore, challenge, and think differently through books. Season 2 focuses on the cardinal vices and virtues: Lust and chastity, gluttony and temperance, greed and charity, sloth and diligence, envy and kindness, wrath and patience, pride and humility. In this episode, Daniel and Jeremy discuss Envy and Charity in Madeline Miller's Circe

Oftentimes, fiction books can take us out of life’s everyday tangles and broaden our perspective. To further explore your own relationship with Envy and Kindness, look no further than Madeline Miller's Circe. We hope you enjoy!

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0-5 min — Introductory thoughts

5-10 min — Recasting Greek myths in modern light

10-15 min — Actor Castings

15-20 min — Themes and Plot Summary

20-25 min — Characterization of irce

25-30 min — Why myth is important

30-35 min — On leaving home

35-40 min — Feminism in the novel

40-45 min — Circe overcoming obstacles

45-50 min — Miller’s recasting of Odysseus as a false hero

50-55 min — The Oddysey over the years

55-60 min — What we can learn from ancient myths

60-65 min — Concluding line and ratings