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Opheliac

by Emma Sloan

Ophelia recast in a river-town myth

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Ophelia recast in a river-town myth

Emma Sloan’s debut chapbook places a teen’s drowning and return within a troubled Steubenville, where the girl becomes “more river than girl.” The premise draws on Shakespeare’s Ophelia while shaping a modern mythology in a gothic American South setting. Betrayal and grief link the literary reference to the town’s unease, giving the collection a framework that joins narrative strands with mythic material.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Poetry readers interested in contemporary reworkings of Shakespeare
  • Readers drawn to modern mythology and gothic Southern settings
  • Those seeking poetry that explores betrayal and grief

Themes

Shakespeare’s OpheliaModern mythologyBetrayalGriefGothic American South

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Book overview

When a local teen drowns and comes back as more river than girl, it dawns on residents that there is something very wrong in Steubenville. Emma Sloan's debut chapbook, Opheliac, intertwines modern mythology and one of literature's most enduring figures, Shakespeare's Ophelia- using both as a vessel to explore betrayal and grief. It is a collection that wields evocative language, intertwining narratives, and the framing of the gothic American South to instill a thoughtful melancholy that lasts long after the last page has been turned.
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