The Hero With A Thousand Faces

The hero with a thousand faces first published in 1949 is a work of comparative mythology by joseph campbell in which the author discusses his theory of the mythological structure of the journey of the archetypal hero found in world myths.

The hero with a thousand faces. Hero with a thousand faces is a theology of the god of hope. Joseph campbell s the hero with a thousand faces is a nonfiction work about world mythology published in 1949. The hero with a thousand faces is probably one of his most well known works. 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.

Overview 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. Cut to paris and shah teetering on the archeveche bridge across. Campbell a mythology scholar and professor of literature presents his theory of the monomyth or the narrative tropes common to all storytelling traditions. The hero with a thousand faces by joseph campbell my rating.

Fifty feet below the water waited cold and indifferent to the moment. Standing on the deck of a sinking titanic kiran shah prepared to jump. Campbell s best known work is his book the hero with a thousand faces 1949 in which he discusses his theory of the journey of the archetypal hero shared by world mythologies termed the monomyth. It was another long challenging night but shah was a professional.

When the call came he did not hesitate. Since the publication of the hero with a thousand faces campbell s theories have been applied by a wide variety of modern writers and artists. It is a description of this god as a way of perceiving both the world and oneself. 4 of 5 stars amazon in page this book was written to explore the intriguing cross cultural similarities between various heroic mythological and folk tales from around the world.

Does that sound dry. It presents therefore not an aes. In it he draws from myth and legend the stories of the ancients the vedas and verses from the bible and unpacks them in his unique way showing us the underlying similarities each contains and uses them to describe the hero s journey.