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The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA Academic
Publication date
January 1, 2006
Pages
736
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780826480378
ISBN-10
0826480373
Dimensions
1.50 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
2.42 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$32.95
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Examines the basis of story telling in literature, film, and libretto. This book provides an answer to the riddle of whether there are only a small number of 'basic stories' in the world. Using many examples, it shows that there are seven archetypal themes.The author then leads us through the changes in the nature of storytelling.
Editions
Hardcover
from Continuum Intl Pub Group (February 3, 2001)
9780826452092 | details & prices | 728 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 2.00 in. | 2.75 lbs | List price $39.95
Paperback
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from Bloomsbury USA Academic (January 1, 2006)
9780826480378 | details & prices | 736 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.50 in. | 2.42 lbs | List price $32.95
About: Examines the basis of story telling in literature, film, and libretto.
About: Examines the basis of story telling in literature, film, and libretto.
With Alasdair Roberts |
from Aberdeen Univ Pr (June 1, 1980); titled "Out to Play: The Middle Years of Childhood"
9780080257181 | details & prices | List price $12.00
This edition also contains Out to Play: The Middle Years of Childhood
This edition also contains Out to Play: The Middle Years of Childhood
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