THE FLIGHT OF THE WILD GANDER- EXPLORATIONS IN THE MYTHOLOGICAL DIMENSION - Softcover

Campbell, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060964901 ISBN 13: 9780060964900

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 1990

Synopsis

In these essays, Joseph Campbell explores the origins of myth and their role in everyday life - from Grimm fairy tales to Native American legends. He explains how the symbolic content of myth is linked to universal human experience and how myths and experiences change over time. Included is his acclaimed essay "Mythogenesis," which examines the rise and fall of a Native American legend. "Campbell has become one of the rarest of intellectuals ... a serious thinker who has been embraced by the popular culture."

About this title

From the Publisher:

The origins and symbolisms of mythology over time, as revealed by Joseph Campbell.

About the Author:

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 American Indian 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. Throughout his life, he traveled extensively and wrote prolifically, authoring many books, including the four-volume series The Masks of God, Myths to Live By, The Inner Reaches of Outer Space, and A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake. Campbell died in 1987. In 1988, a series of television interviews with Bill Moyers, The Power of Myth, introduced his views to millions of people.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0060964901
• ISBN 13: 9780060964900
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256