Prologue: The Monomyth
The Hero with a Thousand Faces - by Joseph Campbell
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Prologue: The Monomyth
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Re: Prologue: The Monomyth
Reading over the Prologue reminds me of The Reduced Shakespeare Company's Completely Hollywood. They start the show with a discussion identifying the main archetypal catagories that all films/story plot lines all into. If I remember right there were 6 -- at the moment I can only remember 4.
1. Coming of Age
2. Boy gets girl (or Girl gets boy)
3. Road Trip
4. Jesus story
I will have to ask my daughter for the rest.
1. Coming of Age
2. Boy gets girl (or Girl gets boy)
3. Road Trip
4. Jesus story
I will have to ask my daughter for the rest.
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Re: Prologue: The Monomyth
Saffron wrote:Of course Silence of the Lambs needed a little adjustment - Boy eats girl.
Saffron, I'm highly embarassed! I haven't even received my copy of the book and here you are posting already (good girl, keep it up)!!! If all goes well, my copy should arrive in 4 days.
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Re: Prologue: The Monomyth
Don't be embarassed, I have an advantage: I've already read this book. I've pulled mine back off the shelf in order to join in.oblivion wrote:Saffron wrote:Of course Silence of the Lambs needed a little adjustment - Boy eats girl.
Saffron, I'm highly embarassed! I haven't even received my copy of the book and here you are posting already (good girl, keep it up)!!! If all goes well, my copy should arrive in 4 days.
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Re: Prologue: The Monomyth
I haven't actually started reading yet, but I do have a copy in hand. Who else is participating? DWill?
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Fabulous! We're getting a nice little discussion group together here!
Gods and spirits are parasitic--Pascal Boyer
Religion is the only force in the world that lets a person have his prejudice or hatred and feel good about it --S C Hitchcock
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. --André Gide
Reading is a majority skill but a minority art. --Julian Barnes
Religion is the only force in the world that lets a person have his prejudice or hatred and feel good about it --S C Hitchcock
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. --André Gide
Reading is a majority skill but a minority art. --Julian Barnes
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Re: Prologue: The Monomyth
No, I'm on hiatus--trying, anyway. I might need to avoid the forum to keep from getting drawn in. It's sure to be interesting.geo wrote:I haven't actually started reading yet, but I do have a copy in hand. Who else is participating? DWill?