classics student analyses THE SECRET HISTORY by DONNA TARTT

salvete amici! In this week's video I am diving deep into my new favourite book aka Donna Tartt's The Secret History (yes I am aware that I am becoming a walking stereotype), attempting to do a bit of literary analysis and breaking down for you guys some of the cool Classical elements infused throughout Tartt's writing! I cover the origins of the novel's name, its unusual Greek-Tragedy-esque structure, the ancient concept of pretty privilege, Richard's unreliability as a narrator, my disappointment in the Macauley twins and how my own experience as a Classics student at Oxford potentially relates to that of Richard's... I really enjoyed filming this video and getting these ideas out of my system, especially as it means I can actually now focus on my summer work instead! Hopefully this video will find its way to other avid fans of The Secret History: I would love to see what other people think about the points I've raised and also for you to share your own thoughts on The Secret History in the comments section below, so we can make this more of a dialogue rather than a one-sided rant! EURIPIDES' BACCHAE SUMMARIZED: https://www.sparknotes.com/drama/bacc... LINKS TO RECOMMENDED CLASSICS PODCASTS (all should be available on Spotify and Apple podcasts): IN OUR TIME-https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006... ANCIENT GREECE DECLASSIFIED-http://greecepodcast.com/ MYTHUNDERSTOOD-https://www.dragonwagonradio.com/myth... KEEPING UP WITH THE CLASSICS-https://anchor.fm/keepingupwiththecla... TOTALUS RANKIUM-https://totalusrankium.wordpress.com/ Hello everyone! My name is Sabrina, and I am starting my first year reading Classics at the University of Oxford in October. Following in the giant footsteps of Ibz Mo, Viola Helen, Vee, Eve Bennett and Sam from the legendary Oxcentric channel, I aim to help demystify Oxbridge and its application process, broaden access for Classics/Ancient History/related subjects and have fun documenting my university experience! Feel free to subscribe and join me on my university journey. :) II SOCIALS II Instagram: @sabrinatheclassicist TikTok (check it out for some quality classics memes): @classicsabrina Habete bonum diem!