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Ep 11 - Metamorphoses (Ovid)

Ep 11 - Metamorphoses (Ovid)

FromHardcore Literature


Ep 11 - Metamorphoses (Ovid)

FromHardcore Literature

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Jul 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today we’re kicking off a new series called ‘The Psychological Significance of the Classic Myths’, starting with the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus taken from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. We’ll discuss the dangers of creating your own reality, taking risks, hubris, arrogance, living a life of virtue, sin, the fall of Lucifer, the Dunning Krueger Effect, poetry from W. H. Auden and William Carlos Williams, paintings by Titian and Brueghel, and much more. 
Released:
Jul 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (75)

Welcome to your new favourite book club. If you enjoy deep dives into the greatest books ever written, you will love Hardcore Literature. Provocative poems, evocative epics, and life-changing literary analyses. We don’t just read the great books - we live them. Together we’ll suck the marrow out of Shakespeare, Homer, and Tolstoy. We’ll relish the most moving art ever committed to the page and stage from every age. Join us on the reading adventure of a lifetime.