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DukeZhou
DukeZhou
10:59 PM
Why is his work so resonant? Why does his adaptation and reconfiguring of myths strike us as true? What is it about his approach to story and symbols?
I was inspired by a quote in a Sandman question today in Lit: "Don't trust the storyteller, trust the story."
imo, this statement is a profound commentary on myth-making.
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
11:25 PM
@DukeZhou Interesting question. I'm not sure of the answer, but I haven't read as much Gaiman as some others around the network have.
Incidentally, once I have your attention, DZ, I picked up my copy of The Greek Myths from the library today. :)
The Greek Myths by Robert Graves is what you'll be looking for. The work has two parts, the first being Graves amalgamation of different versions of given myths in narrative format, with citations for everything. It also has an extraordinarily robust index that is highly useful. The controversial part is his personal commentary on the myths, which comes from the "Frazer school". Gaiman and Alan Moore in particular are heavily influenced by this school of thought. — DukeZhou Jun 9 at 20:13
...I noticed that they had a comic book version, but borrowed the (one volume) regular print edition instead.
@DukeZhou Were you referring to my question?
 

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