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### Phineas and Ferb is (an) Epic

01 Nov 2024
Thomas A. Christensen II

“Ancient literary epics often followed a specific structure that centered around an event or journey.” The episode structure of Phineas and Ferb, which has been delighting audiences for decades, is more closely aligned with ancient literary epics than modern hero’s journey novels.

While the term “hero’s journey” was popularized by Joseph Campbell in his work, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the model he proposed is based on archetypes and mythological …

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