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Spaulding, Amy – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1999
Suggests that studying myth, and what it can tell of the history of people's perceptions of values, will provide a basis for future growth. Provides various examples from literature that define myth and relate the power of myth in modern society. (AEF)
Descriptors: Fairy Tales, Fiction, Folk Culture, Futures (of Society)