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The Writer's Journey : : Mythic Structure for Writers

Vogler, Christopher, 1949- Book - 2007 808.23 Vo, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Performing Arts / Film & TV / Vogler, Christopher 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 0 out of 5

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Introduction: third edition -- Preface: second edition -- Introduction: second edition ̃preparing for the journey -- Book 1: mapping the journey. A practical guide -- The archetypes -- Hero -- Mentor: wise old man or woman -- Threshold guardian -- Herald -- Shapeshifter -- Shadow -- Ally -- Trickster -- Book 2: stages of the journey. Ordinary world -- Call to adventure -- Refusal of the call -- Meeting with the mentor -- Crossing the first threshold -- Tests, allies, enemies -- Approach to the inmost cave -- The ordeal -- Reward -- The road back -- The resurrection -- Return with the Elixir -- Epilogue: looking back on the journey -- Appendices. Stories are alive -- Polarity -- Catharsis -- The wisdom of the body -- Trust the path -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
This edition of the well-known text on the connection between mythology and storytelling contains a revised chapter on the Star Wars series, new illustrations and diagrams, and new chapters (presented in the appendices) on life force operating in stories, the mechanism of polarity in storytelling, the wisdom of the body, catharsis, and other concepts. The book is meant for all types of writers and outlines guidelines for plot and character development, focusing on character archetypes and the stages of a "hero's journey," drawn from Jungian psychology and the mythic studies of Joseph Campbell. Vogler uses movies to give examples throughout. He is a story consultant for Hollywood film companies and teaches filmmakers and writers around the world.

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PUBLISHED
Studio City, CA : Michael Wiese Productions, ©2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: xxxii, 407 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781932907360
193290736X
9781615931705
1615931708

SUBJECTS
Motion picture authorship.
Narration (Rhetoric).
Myth in literature.
Creative writing.