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Joseph Campbell

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Biography

Name: Joseph Campbell
Birth Date: March 26, 1904
Death Date: 1987
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: editor, professor, educator

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Biography of Joseph Campbell
1,047 words, approx. 4 pages
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 modern science, psychology, art history, and...
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Biography of Joseph Campbell
6,191 words, approx. 21 pages
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 mythologist began almost immediately, with Buffalo...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Campbell, Joseph Summary
2,419 words, approx. 8 pages
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 television interviews with Bill Moyers in 1985–1986 and his...
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Joseph Campbell Information
5,409 words, approx. 18 pages
Joseph John Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American mythology professor, writer, and orator best known for his work in the fields of comparative mythology and comparative...


News and Journals
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The New York Observer
Guilt Over Fascism Fuels the Spanish Allegory in 'Pan's Labyrinth'
1/29/2007: 309 words, approx. 1 pages
The movie is set, very realistically, in a fascist outpost in the mountains in 1944. Franco's troops are trying to root out the guerillas. The heroine of the movie is Ofelia, a girl of 9 or 10 whose widowed mother has, horrifyingly, remarried a fascist...
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The New York Observer
Bohemian Boys Club
5/1/2007: 542 words, approx. 2 pages
A couple of years ago, the O.K. Harris Gallery organized an exhibition of late sculptures by Philip Pavia (1912–2005). Pavia died shortly after this tantalizing show of large primitivistic heads, his achievements as an artist largely lost to history. A photo of Pavia’s 1961 exhibition...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Robert Ellwood
17,963 words, approx. 60 pages
In the following essay, Ellwood provides a biographical and critical study of Campbell and his work, and traces his literary and ideological development.
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Critical Essay by Marc Manganaro
15,867 words, approx. 53 pages
In the following essay, Manganaro explores Campbell's approach to and use of mythology, and discusses the appeal of his work.
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Interview by Joseph Campbell and Michael Toms
10,781 words, approx. 36 pages
In the following interview, Campbell discusses various elements of mythology, the role of the shaman and the court jester, and Aztec and Mayan societies.
 


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