Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): Epic Threads Volume 2

Green background with gold text reading "Epic Threads" and "Volume 2-2026"

The Second Issue of Epic Threads realizes the journal's full vision, as a place for the production and critique of creative engagement with the classical and medieval world. This issue includes short stories, poems and artwork as well as a new review section.

Published: 15.09.2026

Front Matter

Publication Information

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- Publication Information
General Editors' Note

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- General Editors' Note
Table of Contents

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- Table of Contents

Creative Pieces

Section Editor's Note

Co-Editors-in-Chief

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- Section Editor's Note

Short Stories

The Saviour

Angus Llewellyn Jacobson

3-8
- The Saviour
Thirty Eight

Kate Coffell

9-14
- Thirty Eight
A Week in My Life as Hrotsvitha von Gandersheim

Madeline Howard

15-26
- A Week in My Life as Hrotsvitha von Gandersheim
Sons of Mars

Maia Gaskovski

27-32
- Sons of Mars
The Syssition

Dr. Solmeng-Jonas Hirschi

33-40
- The Syssition
Untold Musings of an Overlooked Emperor

Emma L. H. Rowland

41-46
- Untold Musings of an Overlooked Emperor

Poems

Hymn to Freyr

Jerome De Smet

47-56
- Hymn to Freyr
Spring in the Wind-Bag

Vivian Wang

57-60
- Spring in a Wind-Bag
The Curse of Pigs

Nikkita Snelleksz

61-66
- The Curse of Pigs
Eurydice

Li Jin

67-72
- Eurydice

Artwork

We Invoke Them Still

Niamh Occleshaw

73-76
- We Invoke Them Still
- We Invoke Them Still
Portrait of an Ideal Ptolemaic Queen

Eleanor McCrimmon

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- Portrait of an Ideal Ptolemaic Queen
- Portrait of an Ideal Ptolemaic Queen

The Odyssey Contest

The Odyssey Contest Cover

Kate Coffell
- The Odyssey Contest Cover
Section Editor's Note

Co-Editors-in-Chief

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- Section Editor's Note

Reviews

Why the Hate? Thoughts on Nolan's Odyssey

Dr. Ivana Petrovic

87-88
- Why the Hate? Thoughts on Nolan's Odyssey
Homer and Nolan as Storytellers

Michael Mammarella

89-92
- Homer and Nolan as Storytellers
Past versus Present: Selective Reception in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

Jerome De Smet

93-96
- Past versus Present: Selective Reception in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey
"The newest song is always praised the most” (Od. 1, 351–352). But should it be?

Dr. Simone Corvasce

97-100
- "The newest song is always praised the most” (Od. 1, 351–352). But should it be?
The Unremarkable Odysseus and the Monstrous Cyclops

Rita Ribeiro Costa

101-104
- The Unremarkable Odysseus and the Monstrous Cyclops
Anchoring πολύτλας Odysseus When la diritta via era smarrita: Husband, Father, War Veteran

Dr. Victoria Fendel

105-110
- Anchoring πολύτλας Odysseus When la diritta via era smarrita: Husband, Father, War Veteran
The Living Myth: Reinterpretation as Literature's Lifeblood

Rabbi Dr. Benjamin Scolnic

111-112
- The Living Myth: Reinterpretation as Literature's Lifeblood
Helen's Scars: A Review of Nolan's Odyssey

Dr Abigail C. Spanner

113-116
- Helen's Scars: A Review of Nolan's Odyssey
An Age Collapsing: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and the Aftermath of War

Carlotta Mühlhardt

117-120
- An Age Collapsing: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and the Aftermath of War
The Odyssean Journey of Nolan Towards New Meanings for Homer

Valentina Orrù

121-124
- The Odyssean Journey of Nolan Towards New Meanings for Homer
Nolan's Odyssey: What Makes a Good Adaptation?

Micah Röthlisberger

125-128
- Nolan's Odyssey: What Makes a Good Adaptation ?
The Poet Still Sings: Christopher Nolan and the Homeric Tradition

Hannah Blosser

129-132
- The Poet Still Sings: Christopher Nolan and the Homeric Tradition
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026): A Modern Epic Worth the Wait, and a Grandiose Opportunity for Self-Reflection

Dr. Altay Coşkun

133-136
- Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026): A Modern Epic Worth the Wait, and a Grandiose Opportunity for Self-Reflection

Complete Issue

Epic Threads- Complete Second Issue

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- Epic Threads-Complete Second Issue