Some critics have bemoaned the flattening of a complex character. But Nolan’s film echoes a literary tradition of reimagining Circe as a survivor, a truth-teller and a figure of female empowerment.
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The women of Homer’s Odyssey were cunning, desiring and powerful. Nolan’s adaptation turns them into figures of suffering, sacrifice and regret.
Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey has been criticised for simplifying its complex characters – particularly women. We asked an expert to fill some of the film’s gaps.
These books and poems give the women of the Odyssey a say and other new perspectives on the classic tale.
The role of witches in society relates directly to the role of women in society. And during times of social upheaval and changes, witches represent access to women’s power.
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Professor of Religion, Carleton University
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Lecturer in Comparative Literature, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Professor of Classics (Ancient Greek & Latin), The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Classics and Archaeology, Brock University
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Lecturer in Comparative Literature, Binghamton University, State University of New York