Why Queer Retellings of Classic Stories Are So Necessary | VICE | United States

Why Queer Retellings of Classic Stories Are So Necessary | VICE | United States

If it's true that, as Christopher Booker wrote, there are only seven plots reiterated throughout fiction, it should come as no surprise that every year's literary crop brings a fresh spate of retold myths, folktales, and classics. From Wide Sargasso Sea to West Side Story to Clueless, great retellings have become beloved in their own right, filtering timeless themes through contemporary sensibilities.

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