The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell StoriesBloomsbury Publishing, 11. 11. 2005 - 736 strán (strany) This remarkable and monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of 'basic stories' in the world. Using a wealth of examples, from ancient myths and folk tales via the plays and novels of great literature to the popular movies and TV soap operas of today, it shows that there are seven archetypal themes which recur throughout every kind of storytelling. But this is only the prelude to an investigation into how and why we are 'programmed' to imagine stories in these ways, and how they relate to the inmost patterns of human psychology. Drawing on a vast array of examples, from Proust to detective stories, from the Marquis de Sade to E.T., Christopher Booker then leads us through the extraordinary changes in the nature of storytelling over the past 200 years, and why so many stories have 'lost the plot' by losing touch with their underlying archetypal purpose. Booker analyses why evolution has given us the need to tell stories and illustrates how storytelling has provided a uniquely revealing mirror to mankind's psychological development over the past 5000 years. This seminal book opens up in an entirely new way our understanding of the real purpose storytelling plays in our lives, and will be a talking point for years to come. |
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Strana 7
... basic plots to stories but a cast of basic figures who reappear through stories of all kinds , each with their own defining characteristics . As we explore the values which each of these archetypal figures represents , and how they are ...
... basic plots to stories but a cast of basic figures who reappear through stories of all kinds , each with their own defining characteristics . As we explore the values which each of these archetypal figures represents , and how they are ...
Strana 13
... are shaped around the same basic patterns and are governed by the same hidden, universal rules. At this point our journey can begin. PART ONE The Seven Gateways to the Underworld ' When 13 INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL NOTES.
... are shaped around the same basic patterns and are governed by the same hidden, universal rules. At this point our journey can begin. PART ONE The Seven Gateways to the Underworld ' When 13 INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL NOTES.
Strana 19
... heroine may take to their ultimate destination. It is at the most important of these underlying shapes or 'basic plots' that we must now look. Chapter 1 Overcoming the Monster 'Legends of the slaughter of 19 PROLOGUE TO PART ONE.
... heroine may take to their ultimate destination. It is at the most important of these underlying shapes or 'basic plots' that we must now look. Chapter 1 Overcoming the Monster 'Legends of the slaughter of 19 PROLOGUE TO PART ONE.
Strana 22
... with an axe . The giant falls dead to the ground , and Jack is left to enjoy the three priceless treasures he has won from its grasp . The essence of the 'Overcoming the Monster' story is simple. 22 THE SEVEN BASIC PLOTS.
... with an axe . The giant falls dead to the ground , and Jack is left to enjoy the three priceless treasures he has won from its grasp . The essence of the 'Overcoming the Monster' story is simple. 22 THE SEVEN BASIC PLOTS.
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THE COMPLETE HAPPY ENDING | 237 |
MISSING THE MARK | 345 |
WHY WE TELL STORIES | 541 |
The Light and the Shadows on the Wall | 699 |
Authors Personal Note | 703 |
Glossary of Terms | 707 |
Bibliography | 711 |
Index of Stories Cited | 715 |
General Index | 720 |
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