Well, guys, we’ve really stressed Uncle Jerry out with this one. He went so deep on the folklore album as a whole that this episode focuses mostly on the prologue and how it sets up this new style of storytelling, different from all her previous albums. Hope you enjoy, and we’ll see you back here next week for Part 2!*Links with an asterisk are affiliate links, which allow us to make a small commission on your purchase at no cost to you. Thanks so much for your support!Works Cited:*Starship Troopers – Robert A. Heinlein Folklore (Taylor Swift album)*Shakespeare's Sonnets & Poems – William Shakespeare*Sonnets from the Portuguese – Elizabeth Barrett Browning*Astrophil and Stella – Sir Philip Sidney SemioticsThe Odyssey – HomerBeowulfDryadsHulderFolklore prologueDaddy – Sylvia PlathAnecdote of the Jar – Wallace StevensThe Swiftie and The Scholar Grading MatrixFollow Us:PatreonYouTubeRedditTikTokInstagramThreadsAngela’s InstagramUncle Jerry’s InstagramAngela’s YouTube Channel
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