This podcast is aimed at a non-specialist audience interested in acquiring what Northrop Frye called, in the title of one of his books, an educated imagination. Its materials are drawn from the many courses in literature and mythology that I taught, combined with material from my book The Productions of Time, for which I hope the podcast may provide an accessible introduction, with concrete examples.
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This podcast is aimed at a non-specialist audience interested in acquiring what Northrop Frye called, in the title of one of his books, an educated imagination. Its materials are drawn from the many courses in literature and mythology that I taught, combined with material from my book The Productions of Time, for which I hope the podcast may provide an accessible introduction, with concrete examples.
Episode 223: The Mythology of William Blake. Orc Becomes a “Dying God” Figure. Urizen Fights and Kills His Own Son, Fuzon, Nails Him to the Tree of Mystery.
Expanding Eyes: A Visionary Education
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Episode 223: The Mythology of William Blake. Orc Becomes a “Dying God” Figure. Urizen Fights and Kills His Own Son, Fuzon, Nails Him to the Tree of Mystery.
Blake came to see his original figure, Orc, as an ironically cyclical figure, a “dying god” figure, symbolized by Los nailing him to a rock, like Prometheus. Urizen battles and kills his own son, the fire-haired Fuzon, and nails him to the Tree of Mystery. The same image of the ironic cycle.
Expanding Eyes: A Visionary Education
This podcast is aimed at a non-specialist audience interested in acquiring what Northrop Frye called, in the title of one of his books, an educated imagination. Its materials are drawn from the many courses in literature and mythology that I taught, combined with material from my book The Productions of Time, for which I hope the podcast may provide an accessible introduction, with concrete examples.
