Some stories are so instrumental to our culture that they define years of Storytelling, from their emotional weight to their break from the norm to even their creation of a new genre. This hour-long lecture focuses on five stories that persevere against the test of time and constantly changing media to define what Storytelling is– The Odyssey, Romeo and Juliet, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Great Gatsby, and The Flintstones – each shaped and defined what could be done in storytelling.

