Show Notes
We’re taking it back to high school this week and exploring the country phenomenon that is Love Story. This is our first track from Fearless (2008), and Uncle Jerry explores all of the themes and tropes that are missing from the poem when compared to her current work, like complex metaphors and twisted idioms.
Works Cited: Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare – Affiliate Link Catullus – Roman Poet Let Us Live and Love (5) – Catullus The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne – Aff Link Easy A (2010) Doctor Zhivago – Boris Pasternak – Aff Link Deconstructionism
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