Explore the life and work of Joseph CampbellJoseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of the twentieth century, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers.
In these essays - contemporary with his years at Sarah Lawrence and with his legendary Cooper Union lectures - Campbell explores the origins of myth, from the Grimms' fairy tales to Native American legends.
Explore the power of myth as it flowered in the ancient Near East and the Classical WorldIn this third volume of The Masks of God Joseph Campbell s major work of comparative mythology the preeminent mythologist looks at the pagan religions of Greece, Rome, and the Celts, as well as the Abrahamic religions Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Explore the power of myth as it exploded from medieval Europe into the modern worldIn this fourth volume of The Masks of God Joseph Campbell's major work of comparative mythology the pre-eminent mythologist looks at the birth of the modern, individualistic mythology as it developed in Europe beginning in the twelfth century A.