tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post3023638368701456370..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Seven Original PlotsJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-13350722582534512492012-05-10T20:03:09.451-04:002012-05-10T20:03:09.451-04:00I'm struck by the idea of examples we've n...I'm struck by the idea of examples we've never heard of--there used to be a lot more common literary ground among readers than there is now, though there are certainly movies that have entered the collective unconscious. Something to blog about another time. :)Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-48216391367731505912012-05-10T19:37:58.474-04:002012-05-10T19:37:58.474-04:00I like the different lists of the 7 basic plots. Y...I like the different lists of the 7 basic plots. You may be familiar with Georges Polti's book "The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations" (1921), which give all of the types plus numerous examples, unfortunately from books most of us have never heard of. It's always a good idea to boil down an idea to its essential components and build from there. Thanks for a fun (and enlightening) Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.com