A fantastic site devoted to well researched essays on mythography and mythology. About half the content is of direct relevance to using mythic structures in gaming. (Well I think so... :))
Before diving into the multi-volume Levi-Straussian corpus (personally its not something i'd recommend for gaming purposes, just read 'Aswidal") or other tomes, check out Foamy Custard for a summary of the ideas and criticisms of each theorist.
A good place to start is always
http://www.indigogroup.co.uk/foamycustard/fc005.htm
Remembering of course that a discredited theory can still have excellent potential in game creativity - Uncle Jo, binary opposition, etc. More soon.
Cheers
John
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