http://journeytothesea.com/magic-alvin-maker-prentice/ an online magazine devoted to the study of myth Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:32:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://journeytothesea.com/magic-alvin-maker-prentice/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Randy Hoyt Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:24:07 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/?p=46#comment-1204 <p>Thanks for the feedback; I'm glad you are enjoying the articles here. There does seem to be a connection between modern fantasy and traditional mythology. I wouldnt' say they are <em>identical</em>: I suspect we do not approach our fiction the same way people approach their traditional myths. But the relationship seems quite strong to me, and I find it quite fascinating to think about it!</p> Thanks for the feedback; I’m glad you are enjoying the articles here. There does seem to be a connection between modern fantasy and traditional mythology. I wouldnt’ say they are identical: I suspect we do not approach our fiction the same way people approach their traditional myths. But the relationship seems quite strong to me, and I find it quite fascinating to think about it!

]]> http://journeytothesea.com/magic-alvin-maker-prentice/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Jordan Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:16:02 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/?p=46#comment-1203 <p>I like how you state that modern fantasy has picked up where traditional myth has left off, by using many of the same features as myth. Perhaps this accounts for the appeal that fantasy, and science fiction for that matter, has for people today, as myth did in ancient times.</p> I like how you state that modern fantasy has picked up where traditional myth has left off, by using many of the same features as myth. Perhaps this accounts for the appeal that fantasy, and science fiction for that matter, has for people today, as myth did in ancient times.

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