Re: Travel Narratives in Glorantha

From: Nicholas Pagnucco <npagnucco_at_...>
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:23:56 -0000

Exactly.

> > But anyhow, Levi-Strauss is good.
>
> He seems to have written rather a lot. Any particular
> recommendations?

I'm failing to think of something accessible, so I'll say Structural Anthropology, one of his 'biggies'. I haven't read tons of Levi-Strauss, but based on what I have read, I'm unsure about his utility for gaming relative to Campbell.

> > Another guy who I think is interesting is Northrop
> > Frye. .... Anatomy of Criticism is
> > IMHO very good for arguing how the structure of a
> > narrative gives it meaning, ...
>
> Added to Amazon wish list: your later comments that
> suggest it relies on Greek mythology as well as Xstian
> imply it'll have useful stuff based on stories I'm
> familiar with.

Cool. Hope you like him :)

Nick

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