Journal of Mythic Arts
August 12, 2006 8:05 AM   Subscribe

Journal of Mythic Arts - an online journal for the exploration of myth, folklore, and fairy tales, and their use in contemporary art. A smattering from the archives: Shape-Shifters; Old Wives' Tales; Wolf's Heart.
posted by Wolfdog (10 comments total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
 
Mini bonus link: Proppian fairy-tale generator.
posted by Wolfdog at 8:06 AM on August 12, 2006


Wolfdog, Just spent an hour poring over the Journal of Mythic Arts and exploring the related sites. Sent a friend some of the wonderful images and mulled over the marvelous idea of inner seasons, savored the portraits, a "call in the night". I like the archives of the Journal as well.

But I'm particularly amazed by the fairy tale generator. Wow, what a fascinating tool/story-maker! Thank you!
posted by nickyskye at 9:48 AM on August 12, 2006


excellent!
posted by moonbird at 10:13 AM on August 12, 2006


I particularly enjoyed the "Wolf's Heart" tale. Thank you for these!
P.S. find any stories about vixens, lately?
posted by annieb at 10:18 AM on August 12, 2006


Lovely. Thanks!
posted by goo at 10:27 AM on August 12, 2006


Great stuff, Wolfdog. Thanks!
posted by jack_mo at 10:32 AM on August 12, 2006


Oooh, this is nice! Thanks Wolfdog!
posted by LeeJay at 11:04 AM on August 12, 2006


One of the co-editors of this, Terri Windling, is also a well-known fantasy editor; her credits include discovering a fair number of well-known modern writers, including Charles de Lint, Steven Brust, and Emma Bull.
posted by pnh at 1:04 PM on August 12, 2006


The "old wives' tales" link mentions parallels between different stories of different cultures, i.e. Cinderella. For more stories and comparisons like that, the Folklore and Mythology: Electronic Texts pages are a great resource. No pictures though, which is unfortunate.
posted by Zack_Replica at 2:31 PM on August 12, 2006


I'm playing with the fairy-tale generator, and wow, it's good. You can get some pretty bleak stories out of it that remind me of the older folktales. Good find Wolfdog!
posted by Zack_Replica at 2:37 PM on August 12, 2006


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