If the Minoans know how to play the bulls, then surely all other civilized people must know too.
I will have to read this one; it sounds very different from Renault, who is still the dominant retelling of Theseus these days.
Stylistically it feels much more recent than it is: if I hadn’t gone into the book knowing it was written in the 1930s, I might have guessed the 1990s, or even more recent.
Have you read much Naomi Mitchison? I am thinking of The Delicate Fire (1933), which rushthatspeaks reviewed for his year-long book-a-day project; Erick Berry sounds in the same tradition.
(Lest you be too impressed by my vibe-spotting, however, I was also getting vibes from Erick Berry, nee Evangel Allena Champlin Best… but she was married twice, so probably not a lesbian.)
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Date: 2022-08-29 05:44 pm (UTC)I will have to read this one; it sounds very different from Renault, who is still the dominant retelling of Theseus these days.
Stylistically it feels much more recent than it is: if I hadn’t gone into the book knowing it was written in the 1930s, I might have guessed the 1990s, or even more recent.
Have you read much Naomi Mitchison? I am thinking of The Delicate Fire (1933), which
(Lest you be too impressed by my vibe-spotting, however, I was also getting vibes from Erick Berry, nee Evangel Allena Champlin Best… but she was married twice, so probably not a lesbian.)
Could still have been bi!