67: Pt 1 — Tristan and Isolde (Start of Book)

Born in sadness, raised by strangers, shipwrecked by merchants, and somehow Tristan still ends up the most charming guy in the room.---------------------------------------------------------------7:44 – New book! yay!7:51 – The 2006 movie was... not great (Rufus Sewell excluded)13:03 – So many versions of this story exist it's actually kind of wild14:25 – Oral tradition 10114:49 – The two flavors of Tristan: courtly (pure and poetic) vs. coarse (yikes)17:29 – Romantic love as an invention, and it started around the 12th century20:02 – The dog accidentally drinks the love potion. Yes, really.33:05 – Magic numbers in folklore and why they're worth listening for45:46 – The big reveal*CraftLit's Socials*• Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel• Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9• Podcast site: http://craftlit.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/• Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/• TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit• Email: [email protected]• Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023*SUPPORT THE SHOW!*• CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available)• PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below)——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties*All tiers and benefits are also available as*—*YouTube Channel Memberships*—*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit—*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/*IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list.• Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app)• Call 1-206-350-1642