Show Notes
In this episode, we are taking a trip through the wildest winter with evermore from 2020. Uncle Jerry once again blows Angela’s mind with some folklore tropes relating to the dog days, and with some tidbits about Carl Jung’s theory on the Anima. If you’d like to see us listen to the song and enjoy the episode ad-free, you can now join us on Patreon! Works Cited: Cats (2019) Fats Waller Apostrophe literary device Gerard Manley Hopkins William Somerset Maugham The Burning of Lord Byron’s Memoirs Emily Dickinson – burned letters Jane Austen – burned letters Charles Dickens Bonfire The Hero with a Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell – Aff Link Carl Jung The Anima The Raven – Edgar Allan Poe Sonnet 29 – William Shakespeare Evermore lyric video Evermore x Peter Mashup Follow Us: Patreon YouTube TikTok Instagram Angela’s Instagram
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