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  • Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend

  • By: Dan Jones
  • Narrated by: Dan Jones
  • Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

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Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend

By: Dan Jones
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Hidden in the margins of history books, classical literature, and thousands of years of stories, myths and legends, through to contemporary literature, TV and film, there is a diverse and other-worldly super community of queer heroes to discover, learn from, and celebrate.

Be captivated by stories of forbidden love like Patroclus & Achilles (explored in Madeleine Miller's bestseller Song of Achilles), join the cult of Antinous (inspiration for Oscar Wilde), get down with pansexual god Set in Egyptian myth, and fall for Zimbabwe's trans God Mawi. And from modern pop-culture, through Dan Jones's witty, upbeat style, learn more about '90s fan obsessions Xena: Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Neil Gaiman's American Gods and the BBC's Doctor Who.

Queer Heroes of Myth & Legend brings to life characters who are romantic, brave, mysterious, and always fantastical. It is a magnificent celebration of queerness through the ages in all its legendary glory.

©2023 Dan Jones (P)2023 Octopus Publishing Group
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  • Categories: LGBTQ+
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Brilliant and Engaging and Witty and Joyous

So wowed am I by this gem of a book that I have vowed to read (listen to) every title by Dan Jones. The chapters whiz by as Dan delivers delicious tidbits of queer perspective. It's global and spans all eras of human existence. He's a scholar, but he never gets stuck in academic mire. I'm a lover of mythologies, but I learned something new in every chapter. Especially fun are the Asian, African and Native American tales. And then he has the audacity to weave in more modern myths in TV, comics, novels and movies - from American Gods to Xena, Warrior Princess. Thank you, Dan! This is a book I will listen to again and again.

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Great compendium of queer heroes

From the first stories on to modern tvs, the author catalogues queerness in stories of all types. An excellent listen for anyone looking to expand their horizons of queer fiction, myths, or legends that is well researched and read.

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