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Hey, /lit/. I'm interested in learning about archetypes, and I was wondering which books I should read to get me started. Recommendations are greatly appreciated.

>> No.2190067

The Hero with A Thousand Faces might be a good read for some meta commentary on stories throughout the centuries and the hero archetype

>> No.2190099

>>2190067
I've already read it, got anymore recommendations? I was looking for stuff by Jung, but obviously any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

>> No.2190466

bump for not 4 am

>> No.2190480

why we tell stories, huge fucking book, haven't read it yet even though i have it
seems to be right up this alley you're getting into

>> No.2190512

>>2190480
just bought it on amazon. Thanks! any others?

>> No.2190559

as far as symbols and archetypes go, you might consider reading Man and his Symbols by Carl Jung, but over all I think Jungianism suffers from a high level of simulation, that is, archetypes in his mode only have legitamacy through a statistical method, while he wants to argue for them as something intrinsic or metaphysical.