For Madeline Miller’s Circe, I think you can still take a lot from the book without much background knowledge of Greek myth – she explains the important bits in the narration anyway 🙂
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Hamnet is about Shakespeare’s wife and children, but you don’t need any knowledge of his works to understand it. Nothing to do with Greek myths.
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You can certainly read “Hamnet” because it’s about Shakespeare’s wife, Anne, and not about Greek mythology. You don’t need any prior knowledge of Shakespeare’s life or work to enjoy it.
“Circe” is based on a character from The Odyssey, but you get enough backstory in the course of the book that you’ll be fine. Miller draws her inspiration from the myth but most of the story is her own invention based on this particular character.
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For Madeline Miller’s Circe, I think you can still take a lot from the book without much background knowledge of Greek myth – she explains the important bits in the narration anyway 🙂
Hamnet is about Shakespeare’s wife and children, but you don’t need any knowledge of his works to understand it. Nothing to do with Greek myths.
You can certainly read “Hamnet” because it’s about Shakespeare’s wife, Anne, and not about Greek mythology. You don’t need any prior knowledge of Shakespeare’s life or work to enjoy it.
“Circe” is based on a character from The Odyssey, but you get enough backstory in the course of the book that you’ll be fine. Miller draws her inspiration from the myth but most of the story is her own invention based on this particular character.