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The Power Of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminient scholar, writer, and teacher, he has had a profound influence on millions of people. To him, mythology was the "song of the universe, the music of the spheres." With Bill Moyers, one of America's most prominent journalists, as his thoughtful and engaing interviewer, The Power Of Myth touches on subjects from modern marriage to virgin births, from Jesus to John Lennon, offering a brilliantcombination of intelligence and wit.

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This lively conversation between the late Joseph Campbell, a major comaparative mythologist of the 20th century, and Bill Moyers, a highly respected journalist, took place in 1985-86 at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch and at New York's Museum of Natural History. In this companion work to the PBS television series, we get a good deal more than the series was able to show; thus, those viewers who enjoyed the six-hour special, as well as the many readers of Campbell's myth studies, can gain from this work a fuller understanding of Campbell's wisdom, deftly brought out by Moyers's intelligent questions. One question from Moyers sets in motion Campbell's formidable scholarship, with specifics from cultures throughout the world and time. Campbell's remarkable storytelling and teaching powers are revealed as his mind moves from ancient Hindu scriptures to James Joyce, from biblical stories to Luke Skywalker, from Lao-tsu to Black Elk. We see Campbell's abiding love and respect for humankind, his awe and delight in the created universe, and his youthfulness and vitality as he revels in the last stage of his own life. Campbell is the hero on his own voyage of discovery. This well-bound book on lovely paper with helpful illustrations from art is highly recommended for all libraries. N. B. Palmer Western Maryland College

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Joseph Campbell was born in White Plains, New York on March 26, 1904. He received a B.A. in English literature in 1925 and an M.A. in Medieval literature in 1927 from Columbia University. He was awarded a Proudfit Traveling Fellowship to continue his studies at the University of Paris. After he had received and rejected an offer to teach at his high school alma mater, his Fellowship was renewed, and he traveled to Germany to resume his studies at the University of Munich. During the year he was housemaster of Canterbury School, he sold his first short story, Strictly Platonic, to Liberty magazine. In 1934, he accepted a position in the literature department at Sarah Lawrence College, a post he would retain until retiring in 1972.

During his lifetime, he wrote more than 40 books including The Hero with a Thousand Faces, The Mythic Image, the four-volume The Masks of God, and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers. During the 1940s and 1950s, he collaborated with Swami Nikhilananda on translations of the Upanishads and The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. He received several awards including National Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Contributions to Creative Literature and the 1985 National Arts Club Gold Medal of Honor in Literature. He died after a brief struggle with cancer on October 30, 1987.

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