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1	The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers more books like this by Christopher Vogler add to wishlist 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 $4.74! new only from $12.80! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth more books like this by James N Frey add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Mythic Worlds, Modern Words: On the Art of James Joyce more books like this by Joseph Campbell, Edmund L Epstein (Editor) add to wishlist 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 The second in a series featuring the unpublished works of Joseph Campbell, ...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 $4.33! new only from $8.35! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The road to Middle-Earth more books like this by T A Shippey add to wishlist 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guide to the origin of J.R.R. Tolkien's books, from The Hobbit to The History of Middle-earth series -- includes unpublished Tolkien extracts and poetry.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 $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Regeneration Through Violence: The Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600-1860 more books like this by Richard Slotkin add to wishlist 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 $17.97! new only from $39.54! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Woman and the Demon: The Life of a Victorian Myth more books like this by Nina Auerbach add to wishlist Analyzes the Victorian conception of both demonic and divine nature of women in Victorian art and literature. see all copies from $2.59! new only from $17.97! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Hidden Myths in Harry Potter: Spellbinding Map and Book of Secrets more books like this by David Colbert, Virginia Allyn (Illustrator) add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $7.94! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Like Letters in Running Water PR more books like this by Mary Aswell Doll add to wishlist Hilda Adams, nurse and sometime consultant to the police, investigates the mysterious death of Herbert Wynne, who died with a bullet in his forehead. The only suspect is Herbert's sickly Aunt Juliet, but she's too frail to hurt a fly. Or is she? see all copies from $5.75! new only from $35.45!
9	Introduction to Myth more books like this by Peter Stillman add to wishlist This not a collection of myths but a study of mythology itself, and a literature anthology as well. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.50! \| first editions
10	Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes more books like this by Christopher Knowles, Joseph Michael Linsner (Illustrator) add to wishlist 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 $3.50! new only from $10.69! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being more books like this by Ted Hughes add to wishlist This critical work on Shakespeare attempts to show his complete works - dramatic and poetic - as a single, tightly-integrated, evolving organism. Identifying Shakespeare's use in the poems "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece", of the two most significant religious myths of the archaic world, Hughes argues that these myths later provided ... see all copies from $24.52! new only from $144.95! \| first editions
12 view cover	J.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth: Understanding Middle-Earth more books like this by Dr. Bradley J Birzer, Joseph Pearce (Foreword by) add to wishlist The author asserts that writer Tolkien's faith was not only Christian, but Roman Catholic, and details how certain characters in THE LORD OF THE RINGS correspond with Roman Catholic mythology. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $45.70! \| first editions
13 view cover	Chicano Drama: Performance, Society and Myth more books like this by Jorge A Huerta, Don B Wilmeth (Editor) add to wishlist This is the first book since Jorge Huerta's earlier study Chicano Theater: Themes and Forms to explore the diversity and energy of Chicano theatre. Huerta takes as his starting point 1979, the year Luis Valdez's play, Zoot Suit, was produced on Broadway. Huerta looks at plays by and about Chicana and Chicanos, as they explore, through performance, ... see all copies from $18.21! new only from $18.21! \| SVS
14	Regeneration Through Violence more books like this by Richard Slotkin add to wishlist see all copies from $7.50! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Lord of the Rings: The Mythology of Power more books like this by Jane Chance add to wishlist Chance argues a number of parallels between Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS and actual historical events while discussing how, in the books, the individual affected by the existent power structures struggles to become heroic. see all copies from $2.85! new only from $9.29! \| first editions
16 view cover	Allegory, Myth, and Symbol more books like this by Morton Wilfred Bloomfield (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.76!
17	Mysteriously Meant: The Rediscovery of Pagan Symbolism and Allegorical Interpretation in the Renaissance more books like this by Don Cameron Allen add to wishlist see all copies from $35.99! first editions
18 view cover	Victor Hugo and the Visionary Novel more books like this by Victor Brombert add to wishlist 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 $30.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	One Ring to Bind Them All: Tolkien's Mythology more books like this by Anne C Petty add to wishlist 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 $4.77! new only from $4.77! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Once Below a Time: Dylan Thomas, Julia Kristeva, and Other Speaking Subjects more books like this by Eynel Wardi add to wishlist Highly original and theoretically wide-ranging, this book offers new insights into the origins of poetry. Working with much of the significant primary and secondary literature in psychoanalysis, particularly the theories of Julia Kristeva, the book skillfully sketches out a psychoanalytically enhanced theory of poetics through close readings of ... see all copies from $3.06! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Rise of Tolkienian Fantasy more books like this by Jared Lobdell add to wishlist Jared Lobdell takes the view that the realm of fantasy is the natural, if not inevitable direction fiction writing is headed. By Surveying and criticizing the authors that influenced J.R.R. Tolkien's great works and presenting contemporary authors like Stephen King, and Ursula Le Guin whose works have been impacted by Tolkien, Professor Lobdell ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
22 view cover	A Better Country: The Worlds of Religious Fantasy and Science Fiction more books like this by Martha C Sammons add to wishlist This book is a study of religious science fiction and fantasy in the tradition of Lewis and Tolkien. Sammons explores why writers use fantasy to convey theology. In addition, the book provides a theoretical understanding of fantasy as a form of literature by examining the techniques of current writers in light of the goals and theories of the ... see all copies from $29.95! new only from $29.95! \| first editions
23 view cover	Alexander the Great in Fact and Fiction more books like this by Albert Brian Bosworth (Editor), Elizabeth Baynham (Editor) add to wishlist This book collects together ten contributions by leading scholars in the field of Alexander studies which represent the most advanced scholarship in this area. They span the gamut between historical reconstruction and historiographical research, and viewed as a whole represent a wide spectrum of methodology. This first English collection of essays ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $22.98! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Medieval Venuses and Cupids: Sexuality, Hermeneutics, and English Poetry more books like this by Theresa Tinkle add to wishlist Medieval Venuses and Cupids analyses the transformations of the love deities in later Middle English Chaucerian poetry, academic Latin discourses on classical myth (including astrology, natural philosophy, and commentaries on classical Roman literature), and French conventions that associate Venus and Cupid with Ovidian arts of love. Whereas ... see all copies from $3.75! new only from $3.75! \| first editions
25 view cover	Trickster Lives more books like this by Jeanne Campbell Reesman (Editor) add to wishlist The essays collected here address the prevalence of the"trickster" in American literature--that figure whose quasi-underhanded dealings wildly effect the other characters. Here, tricksters from the breadth of American literature are studied, including Native American, Hawaiian, African-American, and white tricksters, whose comic plotting is part ... see all copies from $27.34! new only from $27.34! \| SVS

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	The Fatal Environment: The Myth of the Frontier in the Age of Industrialization, 1800-1890 by Richard Slotkin see all from $9.14! new only from $36.47!
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	How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-By-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling by James N Frey see all from $7.00! new only from $12.00!
	J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century by T A Shippey see all from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
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