Comments on: Weight http://www.themyths.co.uk/?p=10 Companion website to the acclaimed Canongate series, The Myths Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:45:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Myths « Words, Words, Words http://www.themyths.co.uk/?p=10&cpage=1#comment-120 The Myths « Words, Words, Words Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:20:32 +0000 http://www.themyths.co.uk/?p=10#comment-120 [...] authors such as Jeannette Winterson get assigned mythic source material (in her case, the story of Atlas), and come up with retellings. The list of works so far has a great lineup of authors and myths, [...] [...] authors such as Jeannette Winterson get assigned mythic source material (in her case, the story of Atlas), and come up with retellings. The list of works so far has a great lineup of authors and myths, [...]

]]> By: Spencer http://www.themyths.co.uk/?p=10&cpage=1#comment-4 Spencer Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:12:19 +0000 http://www.themyths.co.uk/?p=10#comment-4 Jeanette Winterson is my favorite contemporary author, so when I heard that she was retelling this myth, I knew I'd have to pick it up. After I read it (I loved it) I decided to get the rest of the series, and each book has been great so far! Winterson's retelling of Atlas & Heracles is like an out of body experience. How do you feel when you have (literally) the weight of the world on your shoulders? What's it like to have that weight relieved? I felt that this book really felt these questions out and in typical Winterson style, it was not only compelling, but beautifully written. Jeanette Winterson is my favorite contemporary author, so when I heard that she was retelling this myth, I knew I’d have to pick it up. After I read it (I loved it) I decided to get the rest of the series, and each book has been great so far! Winterson’s retelling of Atlas & Heracles is like an out of body experience. How do you feel when you have (literally) the weight of the world on your shoulders? What’s it like to have that weight relieved? I felt that this book really felt these questions out and in typical Winterson style, it was not only compelling, but beautifully written.

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