EP04. The Monomyth Narrative
In our fourth episode, we look at the development of the Hero’s Journey, also called the monomyth. We dissect the monomyth’s origins, how it has influenced the modern style of storytelling, and how we may have moved past our necessity for it. See below for books mentioned!
Intro song Bookmark and editing by Quatroizer.
Books mentioned:
An Honourable Exit by Éric Vuillard
The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of US History by Ned Blackhawk
Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming
by Ava Chin
A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos
The Rhythm of Time by Questlove and S.A. Cosby
Gregor the Overlander and the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Percy Jackson by Rick Riordon
Holes by Louis Sachar
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Lord of the Rings series by Tolkien
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Odyssey by Homer
The Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum
Beowulf by Unknown Anglo-Saxon poet
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
Greetings from Bury Park by Sarfraz Manzoor
