Idk who needs to hear this, but consuming media based on a book is not the same as reading the book.
I love EPIC The Musical to bits, but please don’t use it as your primary source on The Odyssey. Hell, with how much it changes between translations, don’t even trust the copy you own.
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I love EPIC The Musical to bits, but please don’t use it as your primary source on The Odyssey. Hell, with how much it changes between translations, don’t even trust the copy you own.
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in fact some people think that what you see in the film is History.
when in 1976 "The Ten Commandments" was re-released some people thought that the actor really parted the waters...
altering!
distorting!
misrepresenting!
you should say!
we must separate fiction from TRUE History!!!
I'll base my opinions of Odyssey, on the musical
By engaging with multiple versions (and retellings, more on that shortly), we allow for a more sincere and genuine understanding of the text.
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Retellings and inspiration are a core, unchanging feature of human storytelling, both in reality and in fiction.
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By thinking of them in this way, we can begin to ask fundamental questions about folklore, storytelling, and human history.
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Only when we start delving into the stories more deeply than surface level “this media inspired by it says x so it must be fact,” can we begin to explore that question.
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