Re: SEC: Literature plots

[Kathryn Frech <lib@STNY.RR.COM>]

On 12 Sep 01, at 12:25, Carolyn Gierke
<cgierke@SHS.K12.NY.US> wrote:

> One of our social studies teachers asked me to find some information or an
> article on the concept that there are really only 9 basic plots in
> literature (his number -I'm not sure it's right) and how everything
> written  can be classified according to these plots.

> Any ideas?

Well, doing a Boolean phrase search on either "basic plots"
or "number of basic plots" will lessen the number of hits
considerably.

I found these two helpful sites through Ixquick.com with
a phrase search on "basic plots":

http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/FARQ/plotFARQ.html
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/001124.html

Kathryn


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Kathryn Frech, Librarian
Seton Catholic Central H.S.
Binghamton, NY  USA
(lib@stny.rr.com)

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