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Prologue: The Monomyth

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 3:17 am
by Chris OConnor
Prologue: The Monomyth
The Hero with a Thousand Faces - by Joseph Campbell

Re: Prologue: The Monomyth

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:04 am
by Saffron
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.

Re: Prologue: The Monomyth

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:48 pm
by Saffron
Of course Silence of the Lambs needed a little adjustment - Boy eats girl.

Re: Prologue: The Monomyth

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:36 pm
by oblivion
Saffron wrote:Of course Silence of the Lambs needed a little adjustment - Boy eats girl.
:P :D

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.

Re: Prologue: The Monomyth

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:24 pm
by Saffron
oblivion wrote:
Saffron wrote:Of course Silence of the Lambs needed a little adjustment - Boy eats girl.
:P :D

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.
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.

Re: Prologue: The Monomyth

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:07 pm
by giselle
I've ordered the book but it will be a couple weeks .. so I will join then ...

Re: Prologue: The Monomyth

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:21 am
by geo
I haven't actually started reading yet, but I do have a copy in hand. Who else is participating? DWill?

Re: Prologue: The Monomyth

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:03 pm
by Suzanne
I'll be getting my copy within the next few days. Looking forward to the discussion.

Re: Prologue: The Monomyth

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:05 pm
by oblivion
Fabulous! We're getting a nice little discussion group together here!

Re: Prologue: The Monomyth

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:27 pm
by DWill
geo wrote:I haven't actually started reading yet, but I do have a copy in hand. Who else is participating? DWill?
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.