The Symbolic World cover image

287 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: The Symbolism Of Nationalism

The Symbolic World

00:00

The Search for the National Epic

The only reason we know about Beowulf is because the manuscript isn't moldering somewhere in a library totally forgotten. When they found it, people started saying, Oh, well, maybe this is our national epic. So that's, that's how it kind of rose to prominence. It doesn't really qualify. It's not anybody's. But a lot of people wanted it to be in.

Play episode from 47:23
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app