The Heros Journey, Joseph Campbell
The Heros Journey, Joseph Campbell
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The Hero's Journey
Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work

Author: Joseph Campbell, Stuart L. Brown, Phil Cousineau

Narrator: David de Vries, Patrick Lawlor, Emily Sutton-Smith

Unabridged: 8 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/07/2018

Synopsis

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.”Cover photographs of Joseph Campbell © Joseph Campbell Foundation (jcf.org) and used with permission.

About Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell was interested in mythology since his childhood in New York, when he read books about American Indians, frequently visited the American Museum of Natural History, and was fascinated by the museum's collection of totem poles. He earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees at Columbia in 1925 and 1927 and went on to study medieval French and Sanskrit at the universities of Paris and Munich. After a period in California, where he encountered John Steinbeck and the biologist Ed Ricketts, he taught at the Canterbury School, then, in 1934, joined the literature department at Sarah Lawrence College, a post he retained for many years. During the 1940s and '50s, he helped Swami Nikhilananda to translate the Upanishads and The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The many books by Professor Campbell include The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Myths to Live By, The Flight of the Wild Gander, and The Mythic Image. He edited The Portable Arabian Nights, The Portable Jung, and other works. He died in 1987.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mesoscope on July 10, 2009

Having listened to dozens of hours of Campbell lectures in addition to reading several of his books, it's clear to me that Campbell is a much more effective speaker than writer. It may not be clear to audiences chiefly familiar with Campbell through the PBS series "The Power of Myth" but he is a pro......more

Goodreads review by Deirdre on January 21, 2015

There are some great bits in this but there is also some appallingly sexist moments. He did some great work looking at the Hero's journey from the point of view of a man, and what he wrote was seminal, but he just didn't see stories that had women's journeys, maybe because they weren't recorded, mayb......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on September 03, 2017

Disjointed and self-congratulatory. Lots of fawning and name dropping. Rambling explanations and poor writing.......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on October 01, 2016

This book is largely a collection of transcribed interviews with Joseph Campbell. This is a benefit given that he is so much more affecting as a speaker than he is as a writer. He gets to the heart of the matter in spoken word while his writing can be a bit opaque and scholastic. This volume attempt......more

Goodreads review by Saiisha on August 04, 2016

I've been wanting to read this book for a long time, and I wasn't disappointed! True to Campbell's other works, the depth of discussion about various topics that his life's work was involved in - myth, mythologies, stories, roles, rituals, etc. was outstanding. But the formatting of the book threw me......more

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