The hero's journey : Joseph Campbell on his life and work / Joseph Campbell ; edited and with an introduction by Phil Cousineau ; foreword by Stuart L. Brown.
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TextSeries: Collected works of Joseph CampbellPublication details: Novato, Calif. : New World Library, [2014], ©1990.Edition: 1st New World Library ed., Centennial edDescription: xxxii, 304 pages : illustrationsISBN: - 1608681890
- 9781608681891
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Clonmel Library Main Collection | 200.92 CAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100629733 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of the twentieth century, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers. This masterfully crafted book interweaves conversations between Campbell and some of the people he inspired, including poet Robert Bly, anthropologist Angeles Arrien, filmmaker David Kennard, Doors drummer John Densmore, psychiatric pioneer Stanislov Grof, Nobel laureate Roger Guillemen, and others. Campbell reflects on subjects ranging from the origins and functions of myth, the role of the artist, and the need for ritual to the ordeals of love and romance. With poetry and humor, Campbell recounts his own quest and conveys the excitement of his lifelong exploration of our mythic traditions, what he called "the one great story of mankind."
Joseph Campbell Foundation.
Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237) and index.
Contains interviews, lectures, and conversations describing the author\'s life and the development of his ideas about mythology, religion, psychology, art, and the spiritual journey of the hero.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Joseph Campbell was born in White Plains, New York on March 26, 1904. He received a B.A. in English literature in 1925 and an M.A. in Medieval literature in 1927 from Columbia University. He was awarded a Proudfit Traveling Fellowship to continue his studies at the University of Paris. After he had received and rejected an offer to teach at his high school alma mater, his Fellowship was renewed, and he traveled to Germany to resume his studies at the University of Munich. During the year he was housemaster of Canterbury School, he sold his first short story, Strictly Platonic, to Liberty magazine. In 1934, he accepted a position in the literature department at Sarah Lawrence College, a post he would retain until retiring in 1972.During his lifetime, he wrote more than 40 books including The Hero with a Thousand Faces, The Mythic Image, the four-volume The Masks of God, and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. During the 1940s and 1950s, he collaborated with Swami Nikhilananda on translations of the Upanishads and The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. He received several awards including National Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Contributions to Creative Literature and the 1985 National Arts Club Gold Medal of Honor in Literature. He died after a brief struggle with cancer on October 30, 1987.
(Bowker Author Biography)