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S1 Season 1 Trailer: Great Are the Myths
Every age creates its own myths.In the bright, restless years of post-war America, a new kind of legend was beginning to take shape — born not in ancient stories but in music, images, and the strange…
S1E40 Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths: Episode 10: Elvis Presley and the Invention of Modern Celebrity
In Episode 10 of Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths, we explore why Elvis Presley stands at the centre of the novel’s exploration of myth-making and modern fame.Rather than portraying the real…
S1E39 Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths — Episode 9: The Novel as a Modern Bildungsroman
In this episode we explore Great Are the Myths as a modern Bildungsroman — a novel of formation that charts the development of consciousness rather than simply the passage from youth to…
S1E38 Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths Episode: 8 America as Mythological Landscape
Memphis, Miss Porter’s, Bryn Mawr, New York, Los Angeles, and the DesertOne of the most striking features of Great Are the Myths is that America in the novel is never merely a setting. It functions…
S1E37 Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths Episode 7: The Mythology of the Memphis Mansion
In this episode we explore the symbolic meaning of Birdie’s white Memphis house — the emotional centre of Great Are the Myths. From Birdie’s description of the house as her Avalon and Shangri-La in…
S1E36 Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths — Episode 6: Birdie as the Interpreter of Myth
In this episode we explore Birdie’s role as the witness and interpreter of myth within Great Are the Myths. Like literary observers such as Nick Carraway, Ishmael, and the narrator of Proust, Birdie…
S1 Paperback Writer Podcast: SEASON 1 TRAILER
Paperback WriterSeason 1: Great Are the MythsSeason 1 of Paperback Writer presents a full audio exploration of the novel Great Are the Myths. The season unfolds in two parts.The first part of the…
S1E35 Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths Episode 5: Romance, Myth, and the Feminine Imagination
In Episode 5 of the series Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths, we explore one of the most defining layers of the novel: its deeply romantic tone.Why is the romance in Great Are the Myths so…
S1E34 Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths: Episode 4: Masculinity as Myth, Performance, and Permission
In this episode we explore the many forms of masculinity surrounding Birdie in the novel: the shy Memphis boy on the edge of becoming a cultural myth, the stabilising presence of Grandpa George, the…
S1E33 Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths Part 3: Motherhood, Surrogate Mothers, and the Emotional Architecture of Care
In this episode I explore one of the quieter but deeply important structures inside Great Are the Myths: motherhood.While the novel often focuses on myth-making, celebrity, and the cultural landscape…
S1E32 Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths - Part 2: Birdie & The Boy
In this episode I explore one of the deeper psychological layers inside Great Are the Myths: the relationship between Birdie and the boy.At first glance their connection reads as a lifelong…
S1E31 Behind the Curtain of Great Are the Myths - Part 1: Mythology
In this episode I explore Great Are the Myths from a more academic perspective, looking at the novel as a study in modern myth-making.The 1950s were an era when new cultural myths were being created…
S1E30 Great Are the Myths - Episode 30
Chapter 66 and Ending: Two Sleepy PeopleIn the final chapter of Great Are the Myths, the literary historical fiction audiobook set in 1950s America, Birdie and the boy—Elvis Presley, reimagined…
S1E29 Great Are the Myths - Episode 29
Chapters 64–65: Houses and Rooms Are Full of Perfumes / Come Fly with MeIn these chapters of Great Are the Myths, the literary historical fiction audiobook set in 1950s America, Birdie finds herself…
S1E28 Great Are the Myths - Episode 28
Chapters 62–63: I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’) / Fairytale of New YorkIn these chapters of Great Are the Myths, the literary historical fiction audiobook set in 1950s America, Birdie returns…
S1E27 Great Are the Myths - Episode 27
Chapter 61: Edge of RealityIn this chapter of Great Are the Myths, the literary historical fiction audiobook set in 1950s America, Birdie meets the boy—Elvis Presley—late one night in his Los Angeles…
S1E26 Great Are the Myths - Episode 26
Chapters 58–60: Night-Blooming Jasmine / I Sing the Body Electric / Where Do You Come From?In these chapters of Great Are the Myths, the literary historical fiction audiobook set in 1950s America,…
S1E25 Great Are the Myths - Episode 25
Chapters 56–57: Graceland Revisited / Indian SummerIn these chapters of Great Are the Myths, the literary historical fiction audiobook set in 1950s America, Birdie returns to Memphis for her birthday…
S1E24 Great Are the Myths - Episode 24
Chapters 53–55: “Veritatem Dilexi” – Commencement / My Baby Left Me / Got a Lot of Livin’ to Do!In these chapters of Great Are the Myths, the literary historical fiction audiobook set in 1950s…
S1E23 Great Are the Myths - Episode 23
Chapters 51–52: Today, Tomorrow and Forever / I Need Somebody to Lean OnIn these chapters of Great Are the Myths, the literary historical fiction audiobook set in 1950s America follows Birdie as her…
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