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This volume provides an analysis of stories' plot structures and their psychological meanings, attempting to distill all of storytelling down to a few archetypes. Drawing on a vast array of examples, from Proust to detective stories, from the Marquis de Sade to E.T., the author leads readers through the changes in the nature of storytelling over the past 200 years, and why so many stories have 'lost the plot' by losing touch with their underlying...
5) Masterplots
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Authored by one of the ballet's most respected experts, this volume includes scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular classic and contemporary ballets, as performed by the world's leading dance companies. Certain to delight long-time fans as well as those just discovering the beauty and drama of ballet.
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Peter S. Cook is an internationally known deaf storyteller/poet whose works use American Sign Language, pantomine, storytelling, acting, and movement. In this DVD, he shares stories about a huge ape who falls in love with a tiny lady, a horse fly that ruins a family's vacation, why he was thrown out of math class, a boy who ends up with an endless pasta dish, a couple who visits heaven and hell, and Batman and his sidekick, Robin.
15) The Nutcracker
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After rescuing her Christmas nutcracker from an army of angry toys, Marie and her brother are rewarded by the nutcracker, now a prince, with a fantastic nighttime journey to a realm of dancing fairies, beautiful palaces, and wonderful things to eat.
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