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| A look it as a face, to a way of a hero's journey. |
Some meanings are glossed over, I managed to get through it though.
It's a book, one diving into what is seen as cosmological yearnings, diving into the subconscious and making it all weaves together with tales of going out.
This mythopoetic take on what it means to tell a story. With a nuclear unit, that passes to the teleology of genre storytelling. Surpassing all literature and commercial endeavours, to the big unknowing and the beyond. It's been, what is to say, spiritual. Codified into a praxis for other writers and storytellers.
It's got mythological, mythical literature up the wazoo. Am I consciously hitting these cosmic keys. The key to unlock all storytelling greats yet not so.
Directly and at the moment, no, our in-the-moment minds are taken aback. Making bold claims to our specie's intent and desire to write and create.
It's something that's been constantly recommended by editors and entertainment storytellers, I now get it. In a basic, rudimentary sense, as a means of motivation.
It's something that's been constantly recommended by editors and entertainment storytellers, I now get it. In a basic, rudimentary sense, as a means of motivation.
Many an artist have not followed it tough, and still became successful. It's a got anthropological samples of stories all around the world. Particularly the chapters on sex could be questioned.
Of Odysseus from Aristotle, it reflects ultimately from the western view of storytelling.
Not so sure if I'd recommend this on storytelling, as much as I do on the story grid. It's one of those backlog books which has its information/cheat sheets provided online. Useful if you want it to be.
For a less euro-centric-male centric perspective, check out 1001 Heroine with a thousand faces.
For a less euro-centric-male centric perspective, check out 1001 Heroine with a thousand faces.