Myth and Meaning by Joseph Campbell

Myth and Meaning by Joseph Campbell

A wide-ranging collection of insights from legendary mythologist Joseph Campbell sourced from rare and previously unpublished interviews

What would you ask Joseph Campbell if you had the chance? Comparative mythology was an obscure academic subject until Joseph Campbell published>The Hero with a Thousand Faces in 1949. With that groundbreaking study, Campbell moved mythology out of the halls of academia and into mainstream America. He conclusively demonstrated that all myths, regardless of culture, have a fundamental unity. Readers responded enthusiastically to his message, and an entire generation of psychologists, artists, musicians, and creative writers found inspiration in his work.

In addition to writing prolifically, Campbell gave thousands of lectures and many interviews throughout his long life. Myth and Meaning compiles some of Campbell's most thoughtful responses to an array of interviewers, including audience members at various seminars, the historian Studs Terkel, and journalists from publications such as>Time, Esquire, and>Psychology Today. The informal question-and-answer format allows readers to witness Campbell's charm, humor, and effortless command of the subject matter. Divided into chapters by theme, the dialogues in the book address a wide range of questions, including:

- Where do myths come from?
- How did Campbell discover the timeless pattern of the Hero's Journey?
- Can our politically fractured, multicultural society find a set of common myths to live by?
- How did Campbell's life story influence his scholarship?

In every conversation, Campbell emphasizes the universal aspects of human experience and finds striking parallels between cultures separated by time and distance. Longtime fans of Campbell will gain a deeper appreciation of the man and his legacy, while new readers will receive a memorable introduction to a thinker who revolutionized our understanding of human nature.

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.

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ISBN 13	9781608688517
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Titre	Myth and Meaning
Auteur	Joseph Campbell
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Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	New World Library
Année de publication	2023-11-14
Nombre de pages	304
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