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The Power of Myth
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The Power of Myth Paperback - 1988

by Campbell, Joseph

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  • Title The Power of Myth
  • Author Campbell, Joseph
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York
  • Date 1988-05-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP64794752
  • ISBN 9780385247740 / 0385247745
  • Weight 1.9 lbs (0.86 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.6 in (27.43 x 21.08 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Myth, Campbell, Joseph
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88004218
  • 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

A collection of thirteen lectures, all given near the end of Joseph Campbell’s life, that examine the great sweep of mythological development around the world and across the ages.

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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.

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.

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