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| − | A place where nobody dared to go
| + | The '''monomyth''' is a theoretical "first myth" common to all human beings throughout the world, perhaps stemming from [[Jung]]ian archetypical knowledge. The term was first coined and the theory made famous by American literary critic and author [[Joseph Campbell]] in his books ''The Hero with a Thousand Faces'' and ''The Masks of God'', wherein he mapped out the typical monomythic passage in several elaborate stages through which the prototypical ur-hero would pass. They include "The Call," the "Apotheosis," and the "Return." This approach to literary analysis is part of the overall theory known as [[neoconstruction]]ism, and has proven extremely attractive to a variety of people, including filmmaker [[George Lucas]], who was strongly influenced by the notion of the monomyth. |
| − | The love that we came to know | + | ==See Also== |
| − | They call it Xanadu
| + | *[[King Arthur]] |
| | + | *[[Star Wars]] |
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| − | And now
| + | == External Links == |
| − | Open your eyes and see
| + | * http://monomyth.org/ - Information about and explanations of the monomyth concept |
| − | What we have made is real
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| − | We are in Xanadu
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| − | A million lights are dancing
| + | [[category:Mythology]] |
| − | And there you are
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| − | A shooting star
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| − | An everlasting world
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| − | And you're here with me
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| − | Eternally
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
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| − | For you, Xanadu
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| − | The love
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| − | The echoes of long ago
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| − | You needed the world to know
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| − | They are in Xanadu
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| − | The dream
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| − | That came through a million years
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| − | That lived on through all the tears
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| − | It came to Xanadu
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| − | A million lights are dancing
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| − | And there you are
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| − | A shooting star
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| − | An everlasting world
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| − | And you're here with me
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| − | Eternally
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Now that I'm here
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| − | Now that you're near in Xanadu
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| − | Now that I'm here
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| − | Now that you're near in Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu...
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