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CAMPBELL, JOSEPH (1904–1987). Joseph Campbell was perhaps the best-known mythologist of the twentieth century. His fame was largely due to his highly acclaimed public televisio...
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A college teacher of literature, Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) was an editor and popularizer of comparative mythology. He created comprehensive theories of mythology that synthesized the discoveries of ...
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Born March 26, 1904 in New York. "We had a stable with a cow and a horse out in Westchester.... My father, Charles W. Campbell, was in the hosiery business, importing and wholesale. My career as a myt...
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In the following excerpt, Highwater provides a laudatory assessment of The Way of the Animal Powers, calling the volume a “masterful presentation” of aboriginal folklore and mythology.
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In the following essay, Grebe addresses Brendan Gill's critique of Campbell, finding many of the charges specious.
Since Brendan Gill's critique of Joseph Campbell appeared in the Septem...
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In the following essay, Seeman finds parallels between Campbell's and J. R. R. Tolkien's treatment of mythology.
I. Comparing Tolkien and Campbell
The present occasion of a conference de...
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In the following essay, Frost considers Campbell's treatment of Judeo-Christian mythology.
Besides the canonical biblical books (those officially approved by the hierarchy of Christianity and t...
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In the following essay, Manganaro explores Campbell's approach to and use of mythology, and discusses the appeal of his work.
Reading Modernism, Reading Myth
Like Frazer, Joseph Campbell has ac...
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In the following essay, Segal considers the relationship between mythology and religion in Campbell's work.
“My favorite definition of religion,” declares Joseph Campbell, “...
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In the following essay, Davis delineates Campbell's treatment of romantic love.
Among the constant, continuing themes Joseph Campbell explores through his method of comparative mythology, none ...
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In the following essay, Hyles finds parallels in the treatment of mythology in the works of Campbell, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Charles Williams.
As a comparative mythologist, Joseph Campbell...
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In the following essay, Doty discusses “some of the religious aspects of Campbell's myth-work, and his way of talking about myths as potent cultural forces.”
Myths are clues to th...
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In the following essay, Ellwood provides a biographical and critical study of Campbell and his work, and traces his literary and ideological development.
“the Savant as Reactionary”
Jose...
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In the following essay, Goodrich offers an overview of Campbell's life and work.
Joseph Campbell starts talking about myth even before we exit the elevator en route to his room at the Clift Hot...
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In the following essay, Segal discusses whether or not Campbell could accurately be called a Jungian.
Joseph Campbell is often labeled a Jungian.1 He is certainly not a Jungian analyst and has undergo...
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In the following interview, Campbell discusses various elements of mythology, the role of the shaman and the court jester, and Aztec and Mayan societies.
[Toms]: We tend to use the word “myth&#...
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In the following essay, Segal contrasts the work and ideology of Campbell and James Frazer.
No two writers on myth have been more popular than James Frazer and Joseph Campbell. Yet few others have had...
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In the following essay, Underwood finds parallels between the approaches of Campbell and C. G. Jung to the de-mystification of religion and the “natural history of religious myth, symbol, and s...
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In the following essay, King examines Campbell's treatment of Gnosticism.
The symbolic field is based on the experiences of people in a particular community, at that particular time and place. ...
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In the following essay, Segal underscores the significance of mythology to Campbell's oeuvre.
No one in this generation did more to revive popular interest in myth than Joseph Campbell. He prea...
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Campbell, Joseph
Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Critical Essay by Jamake Highwater
