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Dissertation
Bias and the Writing Process in Adaptations and Retellings of Mythology
2025
Overview
My thesis is an examination of how adaptations and retellings of mythology are written and affected by readership and reception of mythology. I compare American Gods by Neil Gaiman and The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood and how they are written as adaptations and retellings of mythology. As seen in both novels, the presence of the mythological source material in adaptations and retellings of mythology is equally influenced by authors’ perception and the influence of readership. Approaching the ideological positions of Atwood and Gaiman through the similarities and differences of The Penelopiad and American Gods provides a deeper insight on the telling of a myth in a way that molds the pre-existing mythological sources into something new and enriches the existing narrative, offering insight into the practice of writing adaptations and retellings of mythology for future creative writers.
