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The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

In 1949, Joseph Campbell's Hero with a Thousand Faces posited the existence of a "monomyth," a universal pattern that formed the basis of heroic tales in every culture. But although he maintained that more often than not the young heroes followed an archetypal journey--which in addition to ancient myths can be seen in everything from Star Wars to Harry Potter--Campbell acknowledged that heroines seemed to have a different story arc, but not one that he had taxonomies. In other words, female heroes could go on the same journey that male heroes did--but often they seemed to be doing something different. They too had a narrative arc, but it didn't quite fit the typical storytelling pattern. In this episode, Jacke talks to author Douglas Burton about his book The Heroine's Labyrinth: Archetypal Designs in Heroine-Led Fiction, which offers up a groundbreaking new paradigm for anyone interested in stories and how they're made. PLUS Doug sticks around to discuss his choice for the last book he will ever read. The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglomerate Network and Lit Hub Radio.
0:09.4	Sit in quietly once you've made the house all shiny.
0:13.2	Down time can be just fine, plain bangers from their 90s.
0:17.4	Tea break.
0:18.4	Lunt break.
0:19.2	Maybe listen to the outbreak.
0:20.9	Sometimes it's not time
0:22.3	for some tombola right
0:23.4	it's enjoying lasagna time
0:25.6	chilling with a book time
0:27.4	or time to visit your nan time
0:29.4	go on
0:30.4	play some other time
0:31.6	put your phone down
0:32.8	tombola
0:33.6	open for fun
0:35.4	terms apply 18 plus gambleaware.org.
0:40.0	Canva's magic right can improve any dull piece of work.
0:43.7	Canva's magic right turns dismal diction into spellbinding sentences.
0:49.1	Canva's magic right sprinkles enchanting inscriptions into dull documents.
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