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The Mythic Dimension: Selected Essays 1959-1987 (Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) (Paperback)

by J. Campbell (Author) "In teaching women one is confronted with different sets of academic demands from those of men..." (more)
Key Phrases: useful cognition, mythological age, sign stimuli, Thomas Mann, James Joyce, Near East (more...)
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Book Description
Provocative and personal writings on mythology, culture, and modern life by our century's foremost interpreter and teacher of myth.

Gathered together here for the first time are twelve eclectic,far-ranging, and brilliant essays exploring myth in all its dimensions:its history; its influence on art, literature, and culture; and its role in everyday life. Written at the height of Joseph Campbell's career -- and showcasing the lively and learned intelligence that made him thepremier writer on mythology of our times -- these essays investigatethe profound links between myth and history, the arts, and modern life.From psychology to the occult, from Thomas Mann to the Grateful Dead, from Goddess spirituality to Freud and Jung, these playful anderudite writings reveal the threads of myth woven deeply into thefabric of our culture and our lives.



About the Author
John Campbell (1904-1987) wrote, among other works, the classics The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Inner Reaches of Outer Space, and The Masks of God. A prolific writer, lecturer, and scholar of art, history, religion, and culture, he taught at Sarah Lawrence College.


Product Details
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: HarperOne; 1st ed edition (May 7, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060966122
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060966126
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)
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