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intertribalMichael Crichton wrote this novel called "Eaters of the Dead". It's based off the ancient epic that every Hero's Journey story is based off of, Beowulf. Here's what it says on the wikipedia page:
"In an afterword in the novel Crichton gives a few comments on its origin. A good friend of Crichton's was giving a lecture on the 'Bores of Literature.' Included in his lecture was an argument on Beowulf and why it was simply uninteresting. Crichton stated his views that the story was not a bore and was, in fact, a very interesting work. The argument escalated until Crichton stated that he would prove to him that the story could be interesting if presented in the correct way."
Everybody sees how this applies to Ilium Agonistes, right? Great.
"In an afterword in the novel Crichton gives a few comments on its origin. A good friend of Crichton's was giving a lecture on the 'Bores of Literature.' Included in his lecture was an argument on Beowulf and why it was simply uninteresting. Crichton stated his views that the story was not a bore and was, in fact, a very interesting work. The argument escalated until Crichton stated that he would prove to him that the story could be interesting if presented in the correct way."
Everybody sees how this applies to Ilium Agonistes, right? Great.
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