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The writer's journey : mythic structure for writers / Christopher Vogler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Pan, 2007.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 300 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781932907360 (pbk.) :
  • 9781932907360 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.23 VOG
LOC classification:
  • PN1996
Contents:
Book one: Mapping for the journey -- A practical guide -- The archetypes -- Hero -- Mentor: Wise old man or woman -- Threshold guardian -- Herald -- Shapeshifter -- Shadow -- Ally - Trickster -- Book two: Stages of the journey -- Ordinary world -- Call to adventure -- Refusal of the call -- Meeting with the mentor -- Crossing the first threshold -- Tests, allies, enemies -- Aproach to the inmost cave -- The ordeal -- Reward -- The road back -- The resurrection-- Resturn with the Elixir -- Epilogue: Looking back on the journey: The writer\'s journey -- Appendices: Stories are alive -- Polarity -- Catharsis -- The wisdom of the body -- Trust the path.
Summary: This third edition is an indispensable guide to the inner workings of stories, to the ancient and deep-seated patterns of emotion that speak to us through the symbolic language of myth.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 808.23 VOG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 223245

Previous ed.: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Book one: Mapping for the journey -- A practical guide -- The archetypes -- Hero -- Mentor: Wise old man or woman -- Threshold guardian -- Herald -- Shapeshifter -- Shadow -- Ally - Trickster -- Book two: Stages of the journey -- Ordinary world -- Call to adventure -- Refusal of the call -- Meeting with the mentor -- Crossing the first threshold -- Tests, allies, enemies -- Aproach to the inmost cave -- The ordeal -- Reward -- The road back -- The resurrection-- Resturn with the Elixir -- Epilogue: Looking back on the journey: The writer\'s journey -- Appendices: Stories are alive -- Polarity -- Catharsis -- The wisdom of the body -- Trust the path.

This third edition is an indispensable guide to the inner workings of stories, to the ancient and deep-seated patterns of emotion that speak to us through the symbolic language of myth.

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