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Correspondence: 1927–1987 (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) Hardcover – January 8, 2019

by Joseph Campbell (Author), Dennis Patrick Slattery (Editor), Evans Lansing Smith (Editor)

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Selected letters capturing ongoing conversations between famed mythologist Joseph Campbell and a remarkable group of artists, seekers, filmmakers, novelists, and scholars

This brand-new collection of letters features illuminating conversations between Joseph Campbell and a fascinating cast of correspondents, ranging from friends and cowriters to renegade scholars and fellow visionaries. Including letters from both Campbell and his correspondents, and spanning the course of his entire adult life (1927–1987), the collection demonstrates the lasting influence of Campbell’s work, which inspired creative endeavors and radical shifts in so many people’s lives. Included are exchanges with artists such as Angela Gregory and Gary Snyder; colleagues including Alan Watts, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, and Maud Oakes; editors of his books, from The Hero with a Thousand Faces to The Mythic Image; and many others who engaged with Campbell in his exploration of humanity’s “one great story.”

In selecting the letters, editors Evans Lansing Smith and Dennis Patrick Slattery discovered that the dynamic exchanges formed themselves into what Smith describes as a “narrative, with multiple voices and points of view, dramatic conflict and resolution, character development, and even mystery.” In the end, they found “a portrait not just of Campbell but of a remarkable generation of artists, dancers, filmmakers, musicians, spiritual seekers, poets, and novelists, all engaged in the creative powers unleashed by mythology.” With crucial historical context provided by the editors, this compelling volume provides vital new insight into Campbell’s personal life and mythological vision.

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New World Library
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January 8, 2019
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6 x 1.25 x 8.75 inches
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1608683257
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978-1608683253
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“No one in our century — not Freud, not Thomas Mann, not Lévi-Strauss — has so brought the mythical sense of the world and its eternal figures back into our everyday consciousness.”
— James Hillman

“Campbell has become the rarest of intellectuals in American life: a serious thinker who has been embraced by the popular culture.”
— Newsweek

About the Author

Joseph Campbell was an American author and teacher best known for his work in the field of comparative mythology. He was born in New York City in 1904, and from early childhood loved to read about American Indians and frequently visited the American Museum of Natural History, where he became captivated by the museum’s collection of totem poles. From those days onward, Campbell’s interest in mythology grew and deepened. He was educated at Columbia University, where he specialized in medieval literature, and, after earning a master’s degree, continued his studies at universities in Paris and Munich.

Throughout his life, he traveled extensively and wrote prolifically, authoring many books, including the classic The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the four-volume series The Masks of God, Myths to Live By, The Inner Reaches of Outer Space, and the Historical Atlas of World Mythology. Campbell died in 1987. In 1988, a series of television interviews, Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers, introduced his views to millions of people.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ New World Library (January 8, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1608683257
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1608683253
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 8.75 inches

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CORRESPONDENCE is a great read for long-time fans of Joseph Campbell. The book is organized by decades of his life, with letters that originated during the associated times. The opening chapter starts in 1927 and covers a young Campbell studying in Paris, discovering Joyce, and follows his adventures to and from Pacific Grove with Steinbeck in the ‘30’s. The book is filled with wonderful correspondences from many well-known writers and scholars. Alan Watts and Thomas Mann both have several pages devoted to their letters, which for different reasons made for fascinating reading. His letters with Ananda Coomaraswamy illuminate how their relationship unfurled. Even Jung makes a brief appearance in the book, which was a real treat.

CORRESPONDENCE shows Campbell in a consistent light, that his professional interests never waned. You can, in a sense, watch the author grow up and go through the many trials and tribulations we face when trying to see our calling through to its highest fidelity. Campbell certainly faces such trials late in his career with his publisher, as this book demonstrates.

I deducted one star because of the final chapter of the book, which was focused on the 1980’s. 36 pages were given to Einar Pálsson, an Icelandic mythologist, all of which were letters to Campbell, not from. 16 pages were given to Campbell’s letters to Jamake Highwater, which, while interesting enough, couldn’t help but make me wonder why no one else was given such prominence throughout the book. These two correspondents make up 98% of the final chapter, which is radically different from the preceding six chapters. Telephones and health undoubtedly changed how Campbell communicated, from writing letters to making phone calls, but nonetheless this was a lackluster way to end a nicely woven tapestry of a book. There must have been more to choose from than these two individuals, and if there wasn’t, a note saying so in the editor’s forward would not have been misplaced. It yields an unsatisfying ending to an otherwise wonderfully arranged book about an extraordinary person’s working life.

The book is strictly professional correspondences. Letters to/from family members, Jean, or close friends are not to be found here. This is not a memoir. There are some personal remarks in the Coda of the book, containing testimonials and condolences, including heartfelt letters to Jean from Bill Moyers, Paul Mellon, and Martha Graham.

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