Circe (novel)
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Circe (novel) has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including The Rest Is History, The Daily. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Madeline MillerAmerican novelist and classics teacher, author of Circe and The Song of Achilles
Miller says the Odyssey gives only Odysseus's self-serving account of Circe, which motivated her to tell the story from Circe's perspective.
“all we get is Odysseus' version. It's literally him telling the story to some other people to make himself look good”
The Daily: What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything. (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 13:14
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
- The Daily · 1 episode
Episodes
687. The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Jul 12, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook retell the first half of Homer's Odyssey, from Troy's fall to Calypso's island, and probe its roots in Greek colonisation.
What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything.The Daily · Jul 12, 2026 · 51 min
Natalie Kitroeff talks with translator Emily Wilson and novelist Madeline Miller about the Odyssey ahead of Christopher Nolan's film adaptation.