Many of the tales are straightforward quest narratives, often revolving around a single heroic figure.

They typically follow one of several set patterns: restitution, chaos, or quest narratives.

She was in her eighties when she wrote it; its simple quest narrative and humour will delight and enliven any child's life.

To see the work as a quest narrative in miniature might not be amiss.

"Geography" becomes a quest narrative.

For a mythic quest narrative, it has everything but an encounter with mermaids.

Smith even gives Alex a plot, an amiable quest narrative.

"Charley Patton" is, like those works, a richly textured quest narrative.

THIS is the story of a search, a quest narrative in which the author follows a trail of research toward reckonings about himself.

The two other works can be seen as related quest narratives.