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This book provides an overview of the hero journey theme in literature, from antiquity to the present, with a focus on the imagery of the rites of passage in human life (initiation at adolescence, mid-life, and death). This is the only book to focus on the major works of the literary tradition, detailing discussions of the hero journey in major literary texts.

The Hero Journey in Literature Parables of Poesis

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      Publisher: University Press of America
      Publication Date: 2/28/1997 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780761805090, 978-0761805090
      ISBN10: 0761805095

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      Book Synopsis
      This book provides an overview of the hero journey theme in literature, from antiquity to the present, with a focus on the imagery of the rites of passage in human life (initiation at adolescence, mid-life, and death). This is the only book to focus on the major works of the literary tradition, detailing discussions of the hero journey in major literary texts.

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