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“I might find my mind’s on nothing / I can wait another day” ammettono pigramente gli Homework nella canzone che apre la scaletta di questa sera. In effetti, a volte anche questo programma è così in ritardo che potrebbe andare in onda il giorno successivo. Se anche voi avete la mente concentrata sul nulla, ecco qui un’appropriata oretta di novità indiepop e indie rock, senza tralasciare gli…

I’m not sure whether this is asking about contemporary authors writing Greek myth adaptations, or about the narrower topic of Greek myth adaptations set in the modern day!

The first is hard to answer, because it can mean so many things; I love adaptations and reception studies, but I am also very critical and picky.

The second is easier: while I have nothing against adaptations set in the modern day in theory, few of them have worked for me. 

Mostly I think they tend to run aground on the question of what to do with the gods. I’ve found that things that take the relational bones of a story and then find a meaningful place for it in a different cultural context tend to work better, especially if they find a way to engage respectfully with questions with faith and spirituality in the target culture. 

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