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SLIDE PRESENTATION | Bryan M. Davis, “The Archetypal Hero” |
MAP | Prestwick House Maps, “The Journey of Odysseus” |
INTERVIEW | Joseph Campbell, “The Hero’s Adventure” |
ARGUMENT / BLOG POST | Lex at FANgirl, “The Heroine’s Journey: How Campbell’s Model Doesn’t Fit” |
This cluster examines several different definitions of the archetypal hero in the context of popular culture and literature, beginning with a slide presentation (Davis). Next is a map that traces the journey of one of classical mythology’s most famous heroes, Odysseus (Prestwick House Maps), followed by an interview with a scholar of hero mythology (Campbell). The cluster closes with a blog post that challenges that scholar’s theory of the hero’s journey.