Call for Reading Material

[talkstowolves]

I'm looking for suggestions of reading material in the following categories:

Mythology
Fairy tales
Folklore

Mythology
Regarding mythology, I'd like suggestions of comprehensive collections from specific cultures. For example:
Edith Hamilton's Mythology
Davis' Myths and Legends of Japan

Theory
Also, what do you suggest I read to round out my background in philosophical, sociological, and psychological theory?

The following writers are on my list:

Aristotle
Jacques Derrida
Sigmund Freud
Eric Fromm
Michel Foucault
Martin Heidegger
Carl Jung
Søren Kierkegaard
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Friedrich Nietzsche
Plato
Jean-Paul Sartre
Socrates

Feel free to suggest that I add specific authors to my list or point out which ones aren't really necessary.

Fairy Tale/Folklore Studies
Finally, besides reading the usual suspects in fairy tale studies, can anyone suggest any books I should pick up for my research?

The usual suspects:

Bruno Bettelheim
Joseph Campbell
Mary Wagner
Jack Zipes

I know I have many people on my friends page who are interested in many of these same topics, so I hope that you will share your knowledge with me. I'm dedicated to continuing my self-education in these areas... I must not succumb to academic (and personal) complacency!

So, please, help me and suggest!

Comments

[thesibylqueen.livejournal.com]

Fairy tale/folklore: Marina Warner! Maria Tatar! Maybe Clarissa Pinkola Estes?

As you develop your reading list, I'm going to be adding to mine! ;)

[ex-roomette173.livejournal.com]

seconded on Maria Tatar, I read an article by her recently that was really engaging. I will try to find it in my stacks and piles. :)

[dannisan.livejournal.com]

Theory:

I always suggest The Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea. While it is in some ways very funny and comedic, it is very philosophical as well.

Mythology:

Bulfinch is about the only other big one I can think of. If you want some American Mythos, perhaps The Zombie Survival Handbook by Max Brooks is right up your alley.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Check out the website of Terri Windling and friends (http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/index.html). Note this page (http://www.endicott-studio.com/scuttle.html), which includes a link to a huge suggested reading list (http://www.endicott-studio.com/lists/index.html).

That should keep you busy for the next several years.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Ah. Just checked your user profile; it seems you already know about the Endicott Studio. Sorry if the previous comment was redundant.

[ironed_orchid]

A couple of philosophers who leap to mind, despite my not knowing their works particularly well, are Herder and Hegel.

Herder was interested in language, folklore and culture.

Hegel is into (is probably the first to attempt systematically) philosophy of history. I'm not aware of any direct connection because I haven't studied either in depth, but it seems plausible that his notion of absolute spirit is echoed in Jung's collective unconscious.

[ex-roomette173.livejournal.com]

p.s. I am really looking forward to raiding your reading lists for myself.

philosophy

[loren2582.livejournal.com]

One many people don't think of as a philosopher, in the strictest sense--W.B. Yeats, and I'm not talking about his poetry. He has a lot of stuff out there in prose. Check out Essays and Introductions.