
A coming-of-age story set in 1950s America. Great Are the Myths follows Birdie, a thirteen-year-old girl sent from England to Memphis in 1948 to live with her grandfather and nanny, Miss Mary. Growing up among a close circle of friends in a city alive with music, she watches as one shy local boy begins to dream of a different future. Years later the world will know him as one of the first global g... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 38 | Founded | 6 days ago |
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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 the chapter Welcome to My World, to its echoes of Ca... more
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 stands close to the formation of cultural myth whil... more
Paperback WriterSeason 1: Great Are the Myths
Season 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 season serialises the novel itself, allowing liste... more
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 lush, emotional, and persistent? Why does it unfold... more
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 working father Mr Presley, the absence of Birdie’s ... more
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 of the 1950s, it also contains a layered network... more
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 friendship and love story. But there is another possibilit... more
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 in real time: celebrity culture, Hollywood glamou... more
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