In 'Ask a Classicist' host Jean Menzies invites a guest with no background in classics to quiz her on everything they've ever wondered about antiquity. In this episode she is joined by author Jen Campbell as they discuss Disney's Hercules, the similarities between myth and fairy tales and how the ancients dined.

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Books Mentioned:The Constellation Myths of Eratosthenes & Hyginus: https://amzn.to/2zRYRWiThe Tale of Tales by Giambattista Bastile: https://amzn.to/2LnJpTrGrimm's Fairy Tales translated by Jack Zipes: https://amzn.to/2LgAjL6Titus Andronicus by Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/2Lp0egG

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