hero’s journey stages

Archetype

Borrowed from the ideas of Carl Jung and developed by Joseph Campbell and Northrup Frye, an archetype is a pattern of characteristics that can be deployed in many different ways without losing its coherence. Both character and plot can draw… Read More ›

The Quest in Literature

The quest story has existed for centuries, with Homer’s The Odyssey serving as the prototypical example. Also known as the hero’s journey, plot aspects of the quest often appear in the modern English-language romance novel and may be identified in… Read More ›