The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826452094 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 736 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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From The Epic of Gilgemesh to Jaws and Schindler's List, Christopher Booker examines in detail the stories that underlie literature and the plots that are basic to story telling through the ages. In this magisterial work he examines the plots of films, opera libretti and the contemporary novel and short story. Underlying the stories he examines are Seven Basic Plots: rags to riches; the quest; voyage and return; the hero as monster; rebirth and so on. Here, Christopher Booker moves on from some of the themes he outlined in his hugely bestselling book The Neophiliacs. Booker shows that the images and stories serve a far deeper and more significant purpose in our lives than we have realised. In the definition of these basic plots, Booker shows us we are entering a realm in which the recognition of the plots proves only to be the gateway. With Booker's exploration, there is literally no
All rights reserved. The transition from literary criticism to Jungian psychology might be more bearable were it not saddled with an overabundance of academic cliché surprising in a writer of Booker's extensive journalistic background (he now contributes to England's Daily Telegraph). From Publishers Weekly Many writing guides have suggested that fiction contains a limited number of basic plots, and Booker offers his version at great length. . Clearly striving for the intellectual respectability of Northrop Frye, he falls far short, and accusing those who disagree with him of suffering from "limited ego-consciousness" doesn't help his case. (Apr.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Furthermore, he claims al
I thought this was just going to teach me about plot structure but it was so much more Anne Buist Because I downloaded it I never had a sense of size - but its big! The first half is what I thought it was going to be, ie about plot. But even this was so much more in depth, more a history manual than a how to book, delving right back to the ancient Greeks. Because I read extensively it helped that much of what he referred to I had read, but even without this it would be interesting. In the second half he goes to town with the complete analysis of history, social theory and political and. Amazon Customer said I knew the content of this book would be great - what I didn't expect was for a secondhand. I knew the content of this book would be great - what I didn't expect was for a secondhand copy to be in such pristine condition! It arrived ahead of schedule, and honestly it's as if it has barely been used. No marks or tears - feels like I've bought a new book for a fraction of the price.. Not To Be Missed by Any Thinker I'm still doing the first 'scan' of the book. It is profound. Every page makes you think. If you want to understand better where we are today as a civilisation, this book, in my view, cannot be missed. I look forward to 'reading' the book with great excitement. Thanks for the labour of writing this book, Christopher.