Madeline Miller on making the Classics feminist, modern America and writing Circe 

Madeline Miller is the real thing. She is intelligent and articulate. She knows her classics, and she's aware of the current state of the world we live in here in America. She is engaged and engaging, striving to increase empathy through stories and make the world a better place. Circe is a masterpiece of storytelling and lyricism. We need more people like Madeline Miller.

I love her saying that what makes you ‘weird and nerdy’ as a child ‘makes you’ as an adult.

I’ve just read both books and loved them. She is so on point in so many ways. Thank you, Madeline Miller, for bringing back the classics to the mainstream.

I met her! She came to my school and spoke to us, I feel so lucky

It's so refreshing to hear a like mind articulate the issues in America, the disparities(and the consequences), insecurities, empathy and lack of, media and the social issues, the hope to overcome problems by exposing them and taking actions to correct them. Not only is there beautiful work in both books, but the "mythological realism" in the stories is needed and greatly appreciated. the complexity of the retellings, and the way Circe resonates with women is made richer for me by hearing someone else state these exact issues, (I've felt preachy and alone on) and the complexities of subjects that I take to heart in my academic writing and research. The level of inaction and ignorance that stems from fear and a lack of empathy for the struggles of others, has been a major problem for progress In the U.S. Miller is Such an upstanding woman!

I'm not finished with Circe but man I don't want to let it go.

A fascinating and interesting person. I'll re-read Circe in light of this interview. Her next book will be killer.

I adore her work and she was wonderful to meet. Her language is perfect and approach so needed.

Have any of you actually read her books or are you just deciding to be pissed for no good reason?

I loved her and it made me feel very good to read these old stories from a women charecter’s perspective. I think Madeline Miller will be my favorite writer after Ursula Le Guin

Just how does the interviewer come across as so bored and uninterested? This woman is charming, smart and interesting as heck, her way of giving answers so engaging, and yet when the camera is on him he seems kinda 'meh'

Loved both of Madeline Miller’s books - particularly The Song of Achilles on audible. Through this interview w/Krishna, learned a great deal about Miller not only as a writer, but also as a passionate person in her everyday life in Philadelphia, PA-USA. However, the interviewer veered off subject matter into USA politics and I would have much preferred him staying on topic. Really wanted to hear much more Miller as a writer, tutor.

INCREDIBLE HUMAN!!!! Incredibly refreshing to see someone never miss a beat and stand for TRULY every oppressed person

Great interview. I wanted to listen to it before I read her book.

Interesting interview ♥️!!

I love "Circe"

Circe is one of my favorite books 📚 It’s nice getting to know its author a little bit here!

i love her work! i love the way she handles every interview too!

Would LOVE to read something Madeline writes for DC Comics' Wonder Woman books, and after that, The Sandman.

She is outstanding is every single way 🏆

i love her so much

I enjoyed circe more than the song of achilles but I think the song of Achilles was better written.

god i love this woman!

LOVE HER SO MUCH

I adore Miller! Such a well-spoken, intelligent and incredibly articulate woman.

Song of Achilles was so beautiful, Madeline is a genius. I can't wait to read her other books.

Have always loved stories. The Archetypes take hold and cannot let go!

this guy is the worst. his questions are passive aggressive, shame he's clearly intimidated by her success.

19.04 'If you read the Iliad in the original Greek you learn all the vocabulary for the internal organs because men's bodies are being torn apart throughout the entire Iliad...Homer...is so clear about the physical violence and what happens to men's bodies in war and how brutal and disgusting and gory it is. 19.30 'I wanted to bring in the collateral damage. How do the Greeks stay there at Troy for 10 years? They stay there because they are attacking all the villages around Troy, burning them, stealing from them, stealing their daughters as slaves, killing them, there's basically wholesale slaughter going on.'

she's so beautiful!

I love her

18:45 When it comes to Homer and war his stories tell of how stupid this pride can be and how it can ruin, not only kings, but civilization as civilized. When kings go bananas it's a big problem. I understand if a child think his songs was about making war a honorable thing. But if you read his words he put much more time on humanity and craftsmanship. What comes to the rape and such, remember sexuality is a complex thing ...I mean some animal kill and eat the one it is copulating with. What those stories is about, is not a promotion for rape at all. If you read that into the ancient greeks you are biased. There are many strong woman in Ancient Greek text that also sexual harass men, you know. That is the point. We sometimes go to far (Man or Woman.)

I live uou Madelaine! But I used to live in the ghetto and trust me there are people who remain in poverty due to their own forces.....I lived it and yes there are things that are unfair .... there should be mire equity if you work and edu action and housing should be cheaper for EVERYONE ... but in some arenas too much empathy charity or excuses are very harmful!!¡

c'mon dont ruin the comments section this time people, show a little class.

I remember thinking i was a rebel for watching channel 4 news as a kid and that kristian was so cool and anti establishment. Arghhh... I feel like shes on me. Is she on me!?

....people exclaim a woman crazy when she finally snaps and fights back!

cercei turning men into pigs or medusa freezing them with a glance could have been an interesting conversation on the abusive potential of women in more less subtle ways than outright violence, but when a key point arises it seems to get merrily pushed aside. whats an allegory, he might've asked. yes we never criticize the casual evil of bad women because it's much less on obvious to the male brain to notice it and we socially censor the topic, he might've said. meh. also am i the only one who's actually read damaris masham? there are plenty of serious female writers from the 1600-1800s.

she's fucking cool...

She is so amazing.

Madeline's "Circe" is so moving and absorbing that I, a Michel Houellebecq/Bret Easton Ellis-reading gen-x edgelord, would happily make of myself a sexually available groupie if I met her.

wow she s a radical.

Well, the nightmare happened

if you have a son and do not train him in kickboxing, archery, hunting, maths, logic, latin-dance, sacrifice for food....you are not a good mother for him.

We are all women now. 👩👩‍🦰👩‍🦳

Penelope was a real woman and Odysseus was a real man.

Great, let’s hear how everything is evil and problematic today.

Usual progressive feminism

a butcher of classics

These guests aren't very diverse, they all think the same. And they're very predictable, they're good at repeating the progressive clap trap.

It's like everyone want to fight for a righteous cause so they create imaginary oppressors. I want to go back in time when these people didn't exist.

If feminist start a silent war for many years, do they think we are not going to fight the silent war against them , I find that feminists are the worst demons around and they must suffer as long as they made us suffer so the suffering will not be over for many many years , the silent war is alive now for both sides ,watch your backs feminists warning. Thanks

At least Harry Potter was original, just saying

Here’s an idea. If women are so fantastic, magnificent, intelligent, strong and independent, then why don’t they create and write their own original stories themselves? This just makes women look lazy, in addition to what we all already know about them being spoiled, insolent, chronically whining children. It’s ok though. We know you can’t do it yourselves.