#10 – Jacopo Della Quercia (Part One: The Monomyth)

The Author's Preface

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Today's preface comes courtesy of Jacopo Della Quercia, educator & author of numerous works including License to Quill: A Novel of Shakespeare & Marlowe. In pt.1 of the show, and utilizing the Star Wars franchise as a case study, Jacopo examines Joseph Campbell's Monomyth aka "The Hero's Journey."

If you're interested in learning more about Jacopo's publications, check out his website or Twitter.

SHOW NOTES:-The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) -Writehive (online writer’s conference, June 9-11, 2023) -Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder -Marge vs. the Monorail (Simpsons Wiki) -Macbeth (The Folger Shakespeare) -The Gunpowder Plot -Guy Fawkes -Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex -Christopher Marlowe -William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher -1941: Fighting the Shadow War: A Divided America in a World at War by Marc Wortman -Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) Rev Ed by John Milton -Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology by Adrienne Mayor -The X-Wing Series: Star Wars Legends 10-Book Bundle by Michael A. Stackpole & Aaron Allston -Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology by Timothy Zahn -V for Vendetta (graphic novel) by Alan Moore -Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time (Steam) -Assassin's Creed® Unity (Steam) -Obi-Wan has PTSD (YouTube) -Maul vs Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars: Rebels) -Mark Hamill in Conversation with Frank Oz -Mr. Plinkett's Attack of the Clones Review (part 1 of 3 ) Redletter Media))

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