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Storylife: On Epic, Narrative, and Living Things

English

By (author): Joel P. Christensen

From Homers epics to mainstream news, stories have lives of their ownand humans may not always control the narratives we create
 
Combining ancient epic and myth with analogies from biology and the natural world, classicist Joel P. Christensen explores the creative process and how narratives develop. This bold work urges readers to treat narratives as living things with their own agency in the world. Christensen starts by using Homeric epic to explore the way language and meaning develop alongside audiences in complex ecosystems and then moves through storytelling in the ancient Mediterranean over a thousand years. In this wide-ranging study, which moves from the evolution of narratives to viral ideas, and to the dangerous side of stories in mass shootings and war, we see how narratives function as independent entities with consequences that cause lasting harm. Connecting his argument to the present day, Christensen addresses contemporary cultural panics, including AI and ChatGPT, post-truth or alt-facts in the digital age, and free speech and cancel culture.
 
Storylife invites readers to rethink human creativity, the importance of collective actions, and the lives we build together with and against narrative. In an age rife with misinformation, it is time to reconsider how much control we have over stories and how to educate ourselves once we acknowledge the power that narrative exerts over us. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 27 Feb 2024
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780300269239

About Joel P. Christensen

Joel P. Christensen is professor of Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies at Brandeis University. He is the author of The Many-Minded Man: The Odyssey Psychology and the Therapy of Epic and coauthor of Homer: A Beginners Guide. He lives in Medford MA.

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