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[This book] provides [an] answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of "basic stories" in the world. Using ... examples, from ancient myths and folk tales, via the plays and novels of great literature to the popular movies and TV soap operas of today, it shows that there are seven archetypal themes which recur throughout every kind of storytelling.-Dust jacket.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX B The following is a list of the plays, novels, romances, ballads, etc., which have been discussed in this book. The items here classified according to author will be found listed according to title in the index. A few of the plays here named do not contain the disguise motive. For the full titles represented by the names Dodsley, Klein, Scala, etc., the reader should refer to Appendix A. Anonymous Plats: Albion Knight. Fragment in Shak. Soc., 1844. Ballad of ...