The seven basic plots Author Surname:Booker Why would someone want to

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acclaimed historian Andrew Pettegree traces the surprising ways in which written culture - from travel guides and scientific papers to Biggles and Anne Frank - has shaped

The seven basic plots Author Surname:Booker Why would someone want toIn this work, the author proposes his thesis about the nature of storytelling, showing that there are a number of basic themes which continually reappear in the storytelling of mankind, shaping tales of very different kinds.