The stories we live by : personal myths and the making of the self /
Dan P. McAdams.
- New York : Guilford Press, 1993.
- 336 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk0
Originally published: New York, N.Y. : W. Morrow, c1993.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-325) and index.
Part I: Making lives into stories -- The meaning of stories -- Narrative tone and imagery -- Theme and ideological setting -- Becoming the mythmaker -- Part II: Story characters -- Character and imago -- Agentic and communal characters -- Part III: The mythic challenge of adulthood -- Identity, malaise and faith -- Putting it together in mid-life -- Generating new beginnings -- Exploring your myth -- Epilogue: Beyond story.