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The Power of Myth
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The Power of Myth Paperback - 1991

by Campbell, Joseph

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The author of the bestselling Hero With a Thousand Faces touches on subjects ranging from modern marriage to virgin births, from Jesus to John Lennon, in an intriguing and entertaining attempt to explain our world.

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New York: Anchor Books, 1991. 293pp. Extremities lightly rubbed & bumped. Index.. Pb. VG.
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  • Title The Power of Myth
  • Author Campbell, Joseph
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later printing
  • Condition Used - VG
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Anchor Books, New York
  • Date 1991
  • Features Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 252485
  • ISBN 9780385418867 / 0385418868
  • Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.02 x 5.2 x 0.68 in (20.37 x 13.21 x 1.73 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Myth, Campbell, Joseph
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 90023860
  • Dewey Decimal Code 291.13

About this book

The noted mythologist discusses the relationship of ancient myths to modern life, including discussions of recent heros, tales of love and marriage, the power of myth, and mythic themes.

Summary

This extraordinary book reveals how the themes and symbols of ancient narratives continue to bring meaning to birth, death, love, and war. From stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome to traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity, a broad array of themes are considered that together identify the universality of human experience across time and culture. An impeccable match of interviewer and subject, a timeless distillation of Campbell’s work, The Power of Myth continues to exert a profound influence on our culture.

From the jacket flap

Finally available in a popularly priced, non-illustrated, smaller-format edition, which is ideal for the college market and general reader alike, this extraordinary best-seller is a brilliant evocation of the noted scholar's teachings on mythology.

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"The symbols of mythology and legend are all around  us, embedded in the fabric of our daily lives, and  the Moyers-Campbell dialogues are a welcom guide  to recognizing and understanding their meanings."  -- Cincinnati Post.

Citations

  • Quill & Quire, 12/01/2001, Page 16

About the author

JOSEPH CAMPBELL (1904-87) began his career in 1934 as an instructor at Sarah Lawrence College, where he taught for almost forty years, and where the Joseph Campbell Chair in Comparative Mythology was established in his honor. He is the author of numerous books, including the bestselling The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

Bill Moyers is an acclaimed journalist, widely respected for his work both at CBS News and at PBS. One of his primary efforts has been to bring to television outstanding thinkers of our time, most recently in the immensely popular and highly celebrated PBS series and bestselling book A World of Ideas. His conversations with Joseph Campbell were one of the highlights of television programming in the 1980s.

Betty Sue Flowers teaches poetry and myth at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author and coauthor of several books, including Browning and the Modern Tradition, Four Shields of Power, and Daughters and Fathers.