The Hero's Journey

Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)

By: Joseph Campbell, Stuart L. Brown - foreword, Phil Cousineau - editor

Narrated by: David deVries, Patrick Lawlor, Emily Sutton-Smith

Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of the twentieth century, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers. This masterfully crafted book interweaves conversations between Campbell and some of the people he inspired, including poet Robert Bly, anthropologist Angeles Arrien, filmmaker David Kennard, Doors drummer John Densmore, psychiatric pioneer Stanislov Grof, Nobel laureate Roger Guillemen, and others. Campbell reflects on subjects ranging from the origins and functions of myth, the role of the artist, and the need for ritual to the ordeals of love and romance. With poetry and humor, Campbell recounts his own quest and conveys the excitement of his lifelong exploration of our mythic traditions, what he called “the one great story of mankind.”

Cover photographs of Joseph Campbell © Joseph Campbell Foundation and used with permission.

©1990 Joseph Campbell Foundation (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved

Overrated?

This book is more of an interview style dialogue, which I wasn’t expecting. Perhaps the book was played up too much for me by someone who enjoys this style of writing.

I do think the material is insightful, but I wish it wasn’t an interview style read - it’s kind of annoying at times to be honest.

A hero with a thousand faces is more standard approach & has been more enjoyable with similar take aways.

Dense book- but lots of 'ah hah' moments

I struggled to get into the book at first...I found it hard to follow the narration and I thought he didn't really do a great job putting emotion or passion into the bulk of the book. But the narrator for Joseph Campbell dialougue was great and full of heart! This was a very dense listen... but it came with many "ah hah" moments. Good luck!

Life Changing

This opened a new world for me! Now I can let my inner writer loose. Thank you Joe!

Perfect succinct summary of the work of Joseph Campbell

In a series of excerpts from his works, this audiobook delivers a thoughtful and engaging summary of the life and work of Joseph Campbell.

Powerful

What an amazing book!

Joseph Campbell was a true genius of our time. His signature on the way we look at the world is visible everywhere.