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There are 17 critical essays on Joseph Campbell.
Critical Essays on Joseph Campbell
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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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Critical Essay by William G. Doty
9,505 words, approx. 32 pages
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.”
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Critical Essay by Richard A. Underwood
6,087 words, approx. 20 pages
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 sentiment.”
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Critical Essay by Chris Seeman
5,185 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Seeman finds parallels between Campbell's and J. R. R. Tolkien's treatment of mythology.
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Critical Essay by Vernon R. Hyles
5,021 words, approx. 17 pages
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.
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Critical Essay by Robert A. Segal
4,991 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Segal discusses whether or not Campbell could accurately be called a Jungian.
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Critical Essay by Robert A. Segal
4,940 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Segal considers the relationship between mythology and religion in Campbell's work.
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Critical Essay by Coralee Grebe
1,918 words, approx. 6 pages
In the following essay, Grebe addresses Brendan Gill's critique of Campbell, finding many of the charges specious.
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Critical Essay by Jamake Highwater
843 words, approx. 3 pages
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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