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The perfect companion to joseph campbell s hero with a thousand faces this study guide contains a chapter by chapter analysis of the book a summary of the plot and a guide to major themes.

The hero with a thousand faces book cover. Bookcap study guides do not contain text from the actual book and are not meant to be purchased as alternatives to reading the book. Campbell s best known work is his book the hero with a thousand faces 1949 in which he discusses his theory of the journey of the archetypal hero shared. The hero with a thousand faces book. However it s had a second life on writers bookshelves because it nicely explains a story arc.

4 of 5 stars amazon in page this book was written to explore the intriguing cross cultural similarities between various heroic mythological and folk tales from around the world. The hero with a thousand faces cover of the first edition authorjoseph campbell countryunited states languageenglish subjectmythology published 1949 1968 2008 media typeprint isbn978 1 57731 593 3 dewey decimal 201 3 22 lc classbl313 c28 2008 the hero with a thousand faces is a work of comparative mythology by joseph campbell in which the author discusses his theory of the mythological structure of the journey of the archetypal hero found in world myths. The book contains hundreds of examples of stories from a wide range of mythology including those from buddhist hindu christian native american and greek and countless other canons. Since the publication of the hero with.

Despite their infinite variety of incident setting and costume the myths of the world offer only a limited number of responses to the riddle of life. As the back cover best summarizes. Cover different than stock image. The hero with a thousand faces bollingen series no.

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The hero with a thousand faces by joseph campbell my rating. I recently finished reading the hero with a thousand faces by joseph campbell. All the way back in 1949 joseph campbell wrote a book titled the hero with a thousand faces. Joseph john campbell march 26 1904 october 30 1987 was an american professor of literature at sarah lawrence college who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion his work covers many aspects of the human experience.

Seller inventory 029098. Read 2 084 reviews from the world s largest community for readers. All the way back in 1949 joseph campbell wrote a book titled the hero with a thousand faces. The hero with a thousand faces apr 20 2020 by anne golon pdf the hero with a thousand faces the hero with a thousand faces first published in 1949 is a work of comparative mythology by joseph campbell in which the.

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