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The Seven Basic Plots

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

The Seven Basic Plots

By Christopher Booker

2 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

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 ar...Show more

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ISBN

9781472976185

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2019

Language

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1

Original title

The Seven Basic Plots

Format

Paperback

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