Wings of Art: Joseph Campbell on James Joyce [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Joseph Campbell (Author, Contributor)

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About the Author

JOSEPH CAMPBELL (1904-1987) was a prolific writer, dedicated editor, beloved teacher, inspiring lecturer, gifted storyteller, avid scholar, and a foremost interpreter of myth. Among the many books he wrote and edited, he is best known for The Hero with a Thousand Faces, his four-volume The Masks of God, and his magnum opus, Historical Atlas of World Mythology.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Highbridge Audio; Unabridged edition (March 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565111133
• ISBN-13: 978-1565111134
• Product Dimensions: 4.6 x 4.2 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,634,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jo he be hav mad skillz - dis program iz da bomb!, May 8, 1998

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John McConnell (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wings of Art: Joseph Campbell on James Joyce (Audio Cassette)

Joseph Campbell coauthored the classic Finnegans Wake reference A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake: Unlocking James Joyce's Masterwork, and in these six tapes of an informal lecture to a small audience he presents another tour de force encompassing his analysis of Portrait, Ulysses, and Wake.

He delivers Joyce's theory of art (alone worth the price of the tapes), relates the texts' themes to mythology and philosophy, and generally provides a wonderful sense of James Joyce as a brilliant man of sorrows acquainted with grief, who labored mightily to bring forth the Big Three. Perhaps even on a level with Stuart Gilbert's James Joyce's Ulysses.

These tapes are a great buy for anyone interested in Joyce.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On a par w/Moyers interviews, September 20, 2001

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Tim Dugan (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wings of Art: Joseph Campbell on James Joyce (Audio Cassette)

Only Campbell could make Joyce seem so accessible, and he was eminently qualified since he spent a good portion of his life studying Joyce. The first 5 minutes are a billiant summary and distillation of a writer who is broader and more universal in his scope than anyone since Shakespeare. The only slight downside is the occasional throat-clearing and other noises that are part of a live recording, but it's a minor distraction. Five tapes might seem long when you start, but you'll wish it was longer when you're done.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Worthwhile Listen, May 16, 2008

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Hans Arp (Maine USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wings of Art: Joseph Campbell on James Joyce (Audio Cassette)

For those interested in Joyce's work and the timeless themes of mythology this set of 6 tapes will surely be of interest. I do not understand how sellers could possibly be asking Four Hundred to Six Hundred Dollars ($!) as they seem to be doing. For the truly interested: There is a Joseph Campbell book available, Mythic Worlds - Modern Words, which features all this lecture material as well as some additional information not found on the tapes.