false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176059620m/588138.jpg 588138 26 Originally written by Campbell in the '40s-- in his pre-Bill Moyers days -- and famous as George Lucas' inspiration for "Star Wars," this book will likewise inspire any writer or reader in its well considered assertion that while all stories have already been told, this is *not* a bad thing, since the *retelling* is still necessary. And while our own life's journey must always be ended alone, the travel is undertaken in the company not only of immediate loved ones and primal passion, but of the heroes and heroines -- and myth-cycles -- that have preceded us. 971054 book 1949 The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Mythos Books) total:2752|5:1357|4:894|3:403|2:78|1:20| 2752 11746 4515 264 5 3 false false Sat Mar 08 14:26:40 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 14:26:54 -0800 2008
The idea is that there is basically only one story, the grand story of our lives,...more...]]> 1 4 false false Sun Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 14:38:50 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 30 16:28:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 25 08:09:37 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 25 09:18:56 -0700 2007 City of God are applied only to his in-group (tribe, chur...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Mar 14 21:54:37 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 21:06:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Thu Jun 18 15:28:12 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 15:39:22 -0700 2009

First of all, I feel inadequate and unworthy to review this book, but since I have been given the chance, all I can say is that this is one of the greatest Books (with a capital "B") of my experience. I suspect that it shall be r...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 18:35:47 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 18:36:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 12 20:28:55 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 20:29:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 01:00:06 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 01:06:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 06 12:04:19 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 11:58:23 -0800 2008 Monomyth (often referred to as The Hero's Journey), which is the general pattern of adventures that mythological heroes encounter during their ques...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 16:12:20 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 12:28:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 12 13:54:34 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 13:04:34 -0700 2009
Campbell masterfully integrates the study of myth with psychoanalysis, history, literature, and his own philosophy. In this book, he dis...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 17:21:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 17:27:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 07 14:15:09 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 14:19:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 25 19:40:20 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 19:46:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 18 23:19:29 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 00:48:06 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 23:19:29 -0700 2009
Here are some excerpts from the text of things...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Feb 13 18:16:43 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 07 16:42:07 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 13 18:16:43 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Mar 19 08:54:35 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 15:41:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 16 13:45:03 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 20 23:14:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 09 07:26:17 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 07:26:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Sep 28 19:28:42 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 19:58:56 -0700 2008 -I found Campbell's attempts to relate myth archetypes to the psychoanalytic interpretation of dreams to be outdated and more than a bit of a stretch. Dreams more often than not do not include characters like the Snake or the R...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=588138