The Power of Myth is one of my favorite books. Joseph Campbell was a true maverick, and he daringly explored the inner workings of the human psyche with a sense of fearlessness in this book.
As always with Campbell, what strikes you first is his personality, his passion, his erudition, his joy at using comparisons of ancient religions to show us what they have in common and thus the deepest impulses that made them, their most basic truths, and how these truths may be applied to the crea...
This is a book filled with many different stories by The Grimm Brothers. This would be an excellent book for older students who are looking at myths, folktales, and short stories.
The idea that there is no such thing as an original story isn’t even original in of itself. Joseph Campbell may have coined the monomyth, but writers and orators have been following set standards and conventions for thousands of years. What set THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES apart is that it applies...
This collection is a load of interesting little stories. These originals are way more twisted than fairytales of my childhood. In these versions, the repercussions are more bloody and less forgiving.
I have to admit that this is my second time reading through this. Each different editions. There is nothing like a classic, and the way each story seems like it's being told by the fireside is a wonderful read. Though there are some stories that end up very violently, and left up to the parent if it...
bookshelves: published-1939, summer-2015, biography, lit-crit, lit-richer, essays, skoolzy-stuff, tbr-busting-2015, mythology, art-forms Read from August 18, 2013 to August 15, 2015 Read by Joseph Campbell, music by Stanilas SyrewiczHigh Bridge Company, 1995, ISBN 1565111133; Six Compact Discs,...
This was a very insightful read and illuminated the myth culture very well. I thought it would be a bit more academic, and I think that a more straight forward statement as to what each section represents would be helpful. Otherwise, this was a great book with an interesting selection of myths from ...
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