It's time to touch the Classics.

A great deal of value is gained by rewriting or re-imagining the classics with modern thought. I particularly love the young (well, at least compared to me) feminist writers who are rehashing the classics from a female point of view.

“Clytemnestra” was wonderfully redone by Constanza Casati, Natalie Haynes work on Medusa was delightful and Eowyn Ivey's writing in “The Snow Girl” was enchanting. I cannot see why anyone would or should be unamazed by these achievements.

I love this change in literature, where it is well done and reinvigorates a wonderful old story. I wish those ladies more power to their bow. A new perspective on an old story is a great thing. Imagine Grendel, that so known of literary beasts and John Gardner’s reconsideration of the tale from the viewpoint of the beast. Literature should break boundaries and change perceived barriers.

I love it when those old tropes become new and amazing.