Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Another Morning Speeds by

I'm afraid I have to commit the blog equivalent of a quickie here just to keep this sucker alive. For some reason, despite having about another hour of time in my evening, I find it difficult to get to the blog; yes, still. I've got a couple rants and a couple observations all saved up for you; but for now, I'm afraid I have to focus on the writing and ask you all a research question:

What resources can you give me that discuss the hero as a character archetype, particularly as it relates to fairy tales and folk tales?

I've got my Joseph Campbell and my Otto Rank, so no fear about those; I even have my Carl Jung in a pinch. But I feel like there has to be more scholarship on this subject, and while I delve through the Intertubes in search of the kinds of data I require I thought I'd leverage this blog for an assist. Any thoughts out there, readers of mine? It's for a story, I swear.

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Anonymous Kate said...

The Bible? David. Solomon. Job. Moses.

April 7, 2010 6:53 PM  
Anonymous Kate said...

Ah. Who DISCUSSES such things, you asked. Sorry. Completing the answer, then, a book by W. Randolph Tate is referenced for such discussion in a couple places. Never read it, but you can take a peek inside - don't know for sure if it is what you want but he includes the hero in a discussion of archetypes in the Bible.

April 9, 2010 9:04 AM  

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