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Sleep and Folklore in Popular Culture

By: Dr. Franziska Kohlt, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Dr. Franziska Kohlt
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It’s easy to dismiss dreams as “just dreams”—incoherent visions, disturbing, odd images that don’t really mean anything much. But in stories, myths, and fables, dreams are vital. They’re often used as a literary device to provide insights and foreshadowing. Through the dreams in stories, we get to the heart of deep philosophical, scientific, and religious problems. Dreams allowed writers to transcend boundaries and confront things otherwise off-limits.

In this eye-opening six-part series, Dr. Franziska Kohlt looks at the concept of dreams through the lens of the stories that feature them. You’ll visit the enchanted slumbering land of Sleeping Beauty and the dark and mysterious realm of The Sandman. You’ll explore the ironic dreaming devices of Slaughterhouse-Five; the trippy, fantastical world of Alice in Wonderland; and many more on the quest to deconstruct the symbolism and intent of the dreams that are part of the narrative—or even, in some cases, that are characters in the narrative.

Join Dr. Kohlt in exploring your favorite books, stories, comics, and myths, and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of them by shining on a light on the parts of the tale that happen in the dark.

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Interesting content, but the narration was a bit hesitant and stilted which I'm afraid kept distracting me

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A well put together study of dream mythology, folklore and fairy tale. I read a lot around these subjects and it was good to hear it all come together in a concise way. I appreciated the writer giving her own reading, very soothing voice!

Well researched and rich content

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This was brilliant! I have kept a dream journal for a while now, a friend recommended I do one and it has helped me a lot. This lecture series, although not a self help course, opened my eyes to the importance of dreams in our cultural history. I don't want to seem poo faced about it, because this is a very entertaining listen and like all good teachers Dr Kohlt simplifies her subject without patronising or loosing anything. Brilliant and I cannot recommend this enough. And being free to members is a very nice added bonus.

WELL TAUGHT AND PROFOUND.

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A broad overview of dream mythology, folklore, fairytales and its frequent appearances in popular culture.

Read by the author, and for the price of free-on-Audible this was an interesting and informative way to spend any evening.

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In this series of six compelling talks, Franziska Kohlt will take you on a delightful, unmissable guided tour of all the things you didn't know there were to know about dreams.

Dr Kohlt is an exceptional communicator who strides polymathically between (supposedly!) disparate fields - such as science, literature, metaphor, philosophy, folklore and faith - to illuminate the threads that connect them together into a vital but overlooked part of our human experience: that strange otherworld that we enter when we sleep.

Engagingly read by the author whose captivating voice and enthusiasm for her subject will draw you in and make the time fly by.

Delightful and absorbing foray into dreams

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