Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work - Stuart L. Brown - Hardcover - 1st ed

Joseph Campbell was an American author and teacher best known for his work in the field of comparative mythology. He was born in New York City in 1904, and from early childhood he became interested in mythology. He loved to read books about Native American cultures, and frequently visited the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where he was fascinated by the museum's collection of totem poles. Campbell was educated at Columbia University, where he specialized in medieval literature and, after earning a master's degree, continued his studies at universities in Paris and Munich. Joseph Campbell died in 1987. In 1988, a series of television interviews with Bill Moyers, The Power of Myth, introduced Campbell's views to millions of people Phil Cousineau is the cowriter and associate producer of the award-winning film The Hero's Journey: The Life and Work of Joseph Campbell and the author or editor of sixteen other booksCampbell, Joseph is the author of 'Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work - Stuart L. Brown - Hardcover - 1st ed' with ISBN 9780062501028 and ISBN 006250102X.