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Quand Circé raconte son Odyssée : le pouvoir de la narration et de l'empathie

Le podcast "Passerelle" explore le roman "Circé" de Madeline Miller, une relecture féministe du mythe grec. L'animatrice analyse la narration, l'évolution du personnage et l'importance de l'empathie. #mythologie #litterature #empathie
Duration
21.2 mins
Level
intermediate
Word Count
3021 (809 unique words)
Topics
Ancient History
Arts & Literature
Empathy
Gender Equality
Greek Mythology
History
Literary Analysis
Novels
Philosophy
Social Issues
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Welcome to Passerelle, a podcast designed to spark the curiosity of French learners.
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My goal is simply to share some food for thought and encourage you to start asking yourself questions in French.
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Today, we're going to talk about a figure from Greek mythology, Circe, and through her story, we'll explore a very particular emotion: empathy.
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I wanted to talk to you about the character of Circe. This was inspired by a book I read last year.
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It's a novel you might have heard of - it was quite popular, I believe.
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Circe. That's simply the title of this novel.
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To give you some context, this book was written by Madeline Miller, an American author.
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I read it in English, but it's still good to know it was translated into French in 2019.
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What I find particularly interesting about Madeline Miller's work is how she explores the side stories, the characters who aren't fully fleshed out in Greek mythology.
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She gives the character new depth by drawing on information gleaned from various sources.
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She digs in—in other words, she pulls pieces of Circe's story from the original text—and offers us a fresh perspective on this character.
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To kick things off, we'll spend a few minutes discussing storytelling, or as we say in French, "narration."
Circé Homère.
I think we should really reflect on how we view Circe when we read Homer's original text.
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This image is reminiscent of the one found in Madeline Miller's novel.
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That brings up a really interesting question, I think, about how our view of a character changes depending on the author who's telling the story. Later on, we'll have a longer discussion about the main topic of this episode. I'm really looking forward to sharing what I loved about Madeline Miller's novel and its main character, Circe.
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And why not, at the same time, make you want to read this book if you haven't already?
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Finally, as Madeline Miller herself states, empathy is a fundamental characteristic of Circe's character.
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That got me thinking, and I wanted to wrap up this episode with some thoughts about empathy and how it nourishes our relationships with others.
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I imagine you're familiar with the premise of Madeline Miller's novel, but it doesn't hurt to reiterate.

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