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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... stages : from the initial mood of anticipa- tion , through a ' dream stage ' when all seems to be going unbelievably well , to the ' frustration stage ' when things begin to go mysteriously wrong , to the ' nightmare stage ' where ...
... stages : from the initial mood of anticipa- tion , through a ' dream stage ' when all seems to be going unbelievably well , to the ' frustration stage ' when things begin to go mysteriously wrong , to the ' nightmare stage ' where ...
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... stages rather like this : 1. The ' Call ' ( or Anticipation Stage ) : The hero , a member of the British Secret Intelligence Service , is summoned by ' M ' , head of the service , and told of suspi- cious goings - on somewhere in the ...
... stages rather like this : 1. The ' Call ' ( or Anticipation Stage ) : The hero , a member of the British Secret Intelligence Service , is summoned by ' M ' , head of the service , and told of suspi- cious goings - on somewhere in the ...
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... Stage ) : Bond eventually penetrates the monster's lair to get closer to his enemy and then suffers his first serious setback , when he falls into the monster's clutches . But this enables him to get a full view of his sinister and ...
... Stage ) : Bond eventually penetrates the monster's lair to get closer to his enemy and then suffers his first serious setback , when he falls into the monster's clutches . But this enables him to get a full view of his sinister and ...
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... stages: 1. Anticipation Stage: Curiosity is aroused by reports from various parts of the world of 'mysterious fireballs' seen at sea. 2. Dream Stage: Rather more serious incidents take place, such as the unex- plained sinkings of ...
... stages: 1. Anticipation Stage: Curiosity is aroused by reports from various parts of the world of 'mysterious fireballs' seen at sea. 2. Dream Stage: Rather more serious incidents take place, such as the unex- plained sinkings of ...
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... stage ' sets in when Caroon appears to be turning into a cross between a cactus and a fungus , then disappears . When next sighted he has become a huge and fast - proliferating fungoid monster spreading over the interior of Westminster ...
... stage ' sets in when Caroon appears to be turning into a cross between a cactus and a fungus , then disappears . When next sighted he has become a huge and fast - proliferating fungoid monster spreading over the interior of Westminster ...
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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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