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How can a commentary on millenia of legend and literature be "seminal"? Wouldn't it be the opposite? *NM* Cannoli Send a noteboard - 31/03/2010 09:59:49 AM
If you remember the seminal work by Campbell, it's almost a requirement of the "hero myth" that the hero be both of noble ancestry and a "simple person." I think this follows through in Arthurian legend, greek myth (e.g., Perseus), star wars, etc. The Hero with a Thousand Faces, indeed!
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should the Dragon be a simple guy or noble born? - 25/03/2010 07:30:10 PM 1283 Views
Middle class suburbanite FTW *NM* - 25/03/2010 07:53:41 PM 271 Views
Re: should the Dragon be a simple guy or noble born? - 25/03/2010 08:11:28 PM 621 Views
Rand IS noble born ... he was raised simple. So both. *NM* - 25/03/2010 09:40:44 PM 271 Views
But wasn't Lews Therin also noble born? - 25/03/2010 09:58:20 PM 632 Views
It would be more interesting if he was a noble - 25/03/2010 10:03:57 PM 700 Views
Re: It would be more interesting if he was a noble - 25/03/2010 10:08:42 PM 672 Views
Re: It would be more interesting if he was a noble - 26/03/2010 01:55:35 PM 611 Views
Ironically, the hero of humble origins is itself a reaction to the previous noble hero. - 25/03/2010 11:04:01 PM 710 Views
Re: Ironically, the hero of humble origins is itself a reaction to the previous noble hero. - 26/03/2010 01:56:56 PM 562 Views
Frankly... - 26/03/2010 05:28:42 PM 580 Views
I'm thinking of a character similar to Beslan Mitsobar before his mother died - 26/03/2010 06:33:08 PM 551 Views
Batman. *NM* - 29/03/2010 07:05:20 PM 296 Views
Re: should the Dragon be a simple guy or noble born? - 25/03/2010 10:08:19 PM 575 Views
Re: should the Dragon be a simple guy or noble born? - 25/03/2010 10:09:40 PM 611 Views
When you say "should"... - 25/03/2010 10:16:01 PM 771 Views
I think he's simple because of the reasons you give for the nobility - 26/03/2010 01:17:39 AM 740 Views
Nicely said - 27/03/2010 07:50:00 AM 578 Views
Re: should the Dragon be a simple guy or noble born? - 26/03/2010 11:42:35 PM 609 Views
How can a commentary on millenia of legend and literature be "seminal"? Wouldn't it be the opposite? *NM* - 31/03/2010 09:59:49 AM 273 Views

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