Without regarding this as the last word on the subject, one can nevertheless permit it to serve as an approach. But first we must learn the grammar of the symbols, and as a key to this mystery I know of no better tool than psychanalysis. Once we have learned to read again their symbolic language, it requires no more than the talent of an anthologist to let their teachings be heard. The old teachers knew what they were saying. As a book, it is wonderful to read as illumination into the human condition, it is a revelation.”- George Lucas“Campbell’s words carry extraordinary weight, not only among scholars but among a wide range of other people who find his search down mythological pathways relevant to their lives today.The book for which he is most famous, The Hero with a Thousand Faces a brilliant examination, through ancient hero myths, of man’s eternal struggle for identity.”- Time“In the long run, the most influential book of the twentieth century may turn out to be Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces.“It is the purpose of the present book to uncover some of the truths disguised for us under the figures of religion and mythology by bringing together a multitude of not-too-difficult examples and letting the ancient meaning become apparent of itself.

Joseph Campbell peers through centuries and shows us that we are all connected by a basic need to hear stories and understand ourselves. Every generation will find in Hero wisdom for the ages.”- Bill Moyers“In the three decades since I discovered The Hero with a Thousand Faces, it has continued to fascinate and inspire me. “I have returned to no other book more often since leaving college than this one, and every time I discover new insight into the human journey. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artists-including authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakers-and continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories. As relevant today as when it was first published, The Hero with a Thousand Faces continues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies.

As part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation's Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, this third edition features expanded illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and more accessible sidebars. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction. In these pages, Campbell outlines the Hero's Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world's mythic traditions. Since its release in 1949, The Hero with a Thousand Faces has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell's revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. Print Hero With a Thousand Faces 3rd Edition

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