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Daily Archives: August 30, 2011

Traditional Tales and the Modern Teller

Articles, National Storytelling Network, NSN BlogBy National Storytelling NetworkAugust 30, 201116 Comments

by Rafe Martin For tellers today, traditional tales are like a form of classical music. The patterns are known and resonant. In so many ways our work will naturally – whether we know it or not—reflect back to these oldies and goldies. Forty years ago when I was training as a mythopoeic literary critic I…

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