Discover how timeless mythic pattern shape stories across cultures and centuries. Inspired by Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces, come trace the “hero’s journey” from ancient epics to modern film and literature. Explore how civilizations from Greece and Egypt to India and Asia used the same archetypes found in today’s narratives – from The Odyssey to Star Wars, Huckleberry Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird, and more. Examine classic and contemporary works that follow this universal story structure and uncover parallels with participants’ own favorites. Readings will be emailed prior to class.

2 Sessions

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Search Course Code: XHUML-125

Program supported through the generosity of The Friends of Lifelong Learning