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May 19th, 2008
Categories: Literature
Just read what this one author has to give you. And then you can go read what he had read. And the world opens up in a way that is consistent with a certain point of view.
Campbell, Joseph. “The Power of Myth.” Quoted by Austin Kleon, “The Power of Myth and Joseph Campbell on Art-making.”
This type of reading is exactly what I did back in my undergraduate years when I started seriously reading literature outside of the mostly fantasy and science fiction I read in high school. I devoured the whole oeuvres of some authors which lead me to other authors and works, like Garcia Marquez, Calvino, Borges, Queneau. This lead me to the works I still really love, and a lot of authors working in experimental or innovative modes.