The Hero With A Thousand Faces (Hardbound)
Format: Hardbound
ISBN:
9781577315
Publish date: 2008
Publisher: New World Library
Pages no: 418
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Writing,
History,
Reference,
Language,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Anthropology,
Psychology,
Mythology
Series: The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell
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 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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I started this book thinking it was totally awesome. I was highlighting almost everything and I gave my boyfriend a rave review... And then I kept reading. And fell out of love with it.I love the concept, and I really enjoyed his writing in the beginning portion of the book. But even though he says ...
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