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1	The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers more books like this by Christopher Vogler This updated and revised third edition provides new insights and observations from Vogler's ongoing work on mythology's influence on stories, movies, and man himself. The previous two editons of this book have sold over 180,000 units, making this book a 'classic' for screenwriters, writers, and novelists see all copies from $3.99! new only from $15.52! \| SVS
2	The Hidden Myths in Harry Potter: Spellbinding Map and Book of Secrets more books like this by David Colbert, Virginia Allyn (Illustrator) Fans are guided through the references hidden in J.K. Rowling's books to mythical creatures, legendary characters, and historical facts, along with behind-the-scenes facts. The map takes readers on a worldwide treasure hunt for the origins of these references. see all copies from $2.27! new only from $5.94! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Regeneration Through Violence: The Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600-1860 more books like this by Richard Slotkin This is the final volume of Richard Slotkin's trilogy on the American frontier, which began with "The Fatal Environment" and continued with "Gunfighter Nation." "Regeneration Through Violence" deconstructs the myth of the gun-toting West. Professor Slotkin posits that this myth had a major influence on the nation's literary spirit through the ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $35.94! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth more books like this by James N Frey From the author of the "Damn Good" writing instructionals comes a clear-sighted and down-to-earth guide on using the power of myth in novel writing. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $8.30! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes more books like this by Christopher Knowles, Joseph Michael Linsner (Illustrator) Was Superman's arch nemesis Lex Luthor based on Aleister Crowley? Can Captain Marvel be linked to the Norse god Thor? In "Our Gods Wear Spandex", Christopher Knowles answers these questions and brings to light many other intriguing links between superheroes and the enchanted world of estoerica. Occult students and comic-book fans alike will ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $15.08! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The road to Middle-Earth more books like this by Tom Shippey The definitive guide to the origin of J.R.R. Tolkien's books, from The Hobbit to The History of Middle-earth series -- includes unpublished Tolkien extracts and poetry. The Road to Middle-Earth is a fascinating and accessible exploration of J.R.R.Tolkien's creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Tom Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.62! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Introduction to Myth more books like this by Peter Stillman This not a collection of myths but a study of mythology itself, and a literature anthology as well. It offers a thoughtful explication of the archetypal quest tale, in ways that will make students aware of its universal value in embodying human responses to the universe. Called the "monomyth," the hero tale subsumes within it virtually all the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.50! \| first editions
8	J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality, and Religion more books like this by Richard L Purtill Here is an in-depth look at the role myth, mortality, and religion play in J.R.R. Tolkien's works such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion--including Tolkien's private letters and revealing opinions of his own work. Richard L. Purtill brilliantly argues that Tolkien's extraordinary ability to touch his readers' lives through ... see all copies from $4.17! new only from $7.59! \| first editions \| SVS
9	J.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth: Understanding Middle-Earth more books like this by Dr. Bradley J Birzer, Joseph Pearce (Foreword by) Author Bradley Birzer offers a full and accessible treatment of Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology in Tolkien's trilogy the "Lord of the Rings, examining its religious symbolism and significance. see all copies from $2.51! new only from $12.00! \| first editions
10	Defending Middle-Earth: Tolkien, Myth and Modernity more books like this by Patrick Curry The work of J.R.R. Tolkien has sold nearly 100 million copies worldwide, and continues to enthral new generations of readers. yet it has also been widely labelled as reactionary and escapist by hostile critics. Patrick Curry's book shows just how mistaken they are. He reveals Tolkien's advocacy of community, ecology, and spiritual values against ... see all copies from $3.04! new only from $12.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Writers Journey 1 Ed more books like this by Christopher Vogler The Writer's Journey is a guide to the patterns of mythology that lie nestled in all narrative writing. Based upon the work of Joseph Campbell, it offers the reader a set of useful myth-inspired storytelling paradigms and step-by-step guidelines to plot and character development. One of Hollywood's top studio heads made the rough draft of this ... see all copies from $7.94! first editions
12	Regeneration Through Violence more books like this by Richard Slotkin see all copies from $7.95! new only from $29.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Woman and the Demon: The Life of a Victorian Myth more books like this by Nina Auerbach Here is a bold new vision of Victorian culture: a study of myths of womanhood that shatters the usual generalizations about the squeezed, crushed, and ego-less Victorian woman. Through copious examples drawn from literature, art, and biography, Auerbach reconstructs three central paradigms: the angel/demon, the old maid, and the fallen woman. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14	First Things: Reading the Maternal Imaginary more books like this by Mary Jacobus, Jacobus Mary In First Things Mary Jacobus combines close readings with theoretical concerns in an examination of the many forms taken by the mythic or phantasmic mother in literary, psychoanalytical and artistic representations. She carefully explores the ways in which the maternal imaginary informs both unconscious processes and signifying practices at all ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $34.12! \| first editions
15 view cover	Mythic Worlds, Modern Words: On the Art of James Joyce more books like this by Joseph Campbell, Edmund L Epstein (Editor) This volume brings together all of Joseph Campbell's writings, as well as his lectures, on the work of James Joyce, whose use of mythological allegory helped inspire Campbell's own views on the vast tradition of mythological images and how they relate to mankind's heritage. The second in a series featuring the unpublished works of Joseph Campbell, ... see all copies from $6.73! new only from $9.89! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	One Ring to Bind Them All: Tolkien's Mythology more books like this by Anne C Petty In this volume, Anne Petty aims to show that when viewed through the combined methodologies of Joseph Campbell, Vladimir Propp, and Claude Levi-Strauss a folkloristic/mythic structure is seen to underlie Tolkien's epic work. "The Lord of the Rings" is 20th-century mythology manifested in the familiar pattern of the three-stage hero quest made ... see all copies from $3.74! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Democracy, Morality, and the Search for Peace in America's Foreign Policy more books like this by David Boren (Editor), Edward J Perkins (Editor), Michael K Johnson Explores the United States foreign policy with the thoughts of thirteen renowned practitioners and scholars, including Lawrence Eagleburger, Paul Kennedy, Phyllis Oakley, George Mitchell, and Margaret Thatcher. Provides an overview of some of the foreign policy problems the US will face in the future. see all copies from $3.47! new only from $9.94!
18 view cover	Inside "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe": Myths, Mysteries, and Magic from the Chronicles of Narnia more books like this by James Stuart Bell, Linda Washington, Carrie Pyykkonen "The Narnia Chronicles" are some of the most beloved children's books of all time. Now, for the first time ever, comes an interactive guide for young readers to help them further explore "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe". This books answers some of the "who, what, when where and why" questions of the first Narnia book. For example: Why is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Lord of the Rings: The Mythology of Power more books like this by Jane Chance An epic in league with those of Spenser and Malory, J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, begun during Hitler's rise to power, celebrates the insignificant individual as hero in the modern world. Jane Chance's critical appraisal of Tolkien's heroic masterwork explores its "mythology of power" - that is, how power, politics and language ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	Victor Hugo and the Visionary Novel more books like this by Victor Brombert Victor Brombert reassesses in a modern perspective the power and originality of Hugo's work, and provides a new interpretation of Hugo's narrative art as well as a synthesis of his poetic and moral vision. The twenty-eight drawings by Hugo reproduced in this book are further testimony to the visionary nature of Hugo's imagination. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $50.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Flesh to Metal: Soviet Literature and the Alchemy of Revolution more books like this by Rolf Hellebust Flesh to Metal: Soviet Literature and the Alchemy of Revolution is a fascinating portrait of the ultimate symbol of dehumanizing modernity - metal flesh and the metallization of the revolutionary body in Soviet literature, art, and politics. see all copies from $3.12! new only from $4.72!
22 view cover	Myth & Literature: Contemporary Theory & Practice more books like this by John B. Vickery (Editor) ""This collection of thirty-four major essays devoted to the theories, methods, and problems of myth criticism offers a convenient and substantial introduction to one of the most distinctive trends in contemporary literary study. The essays (many of them previously uncollected) are arranged to lead from general considerations to analyses of ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $42.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Archetypal Patterns in Women's Fiction more books like this by Annis Pratt see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.54! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Myth, Truth and Literature: Towards a True Post-Modernism more books like this by Colin Falck Myth, Truth and Literature is a theoretical study which aims to prove the superfluousness of literary theory. The author believes that we now require a 'paradigm-shift' which will replace 'structuralist' and 'post-structuralist' literary theory and will re-establish the validity of such old-fashioned 'Romantic' notions as intuition, imagination ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $16.95! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Frontier Experience and the American Dream: Essays on American Literature more books like this by David Mogen (Editor), Mark Busby (Editor), Paul Bryant (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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