“THE HERO WITH A 1000 FACES”
BY JOSEPH CAMPBELL

Joseph Campbell’s first full-length solo book, “The Hero With a Thousand Faces,” (Bollingen Series Xvll, 1949) earned the national National Institute of Arts and Letters Award for contribution to Creative Literature. In this study of the myth of the archetypal hero, Campbell posits the existence of a “monomyth” ( a word he borrowed from James Joyce), a universal pattern that is the essence of, and common to, heroic tales in every culture.”

HERO ADVENTURES

"The hero adventures out of the land we know into darkness; there accomplishes his adventure or again is simply lost to us, imprisoned, or in danger; and his return is described as a coming back out of that yonder. Nevertheless — and here is a great key to the understanding of myth and symbol — the two kingdoms are actually one. The realm of the gods is a forgotten dimension of the world we know. And the exploration of that dimension, either willingly or unwillingly, is the whole sense of the deed of the hero."
See the Heroic Journey graphic diagram, Parts 1 - 4 opposite:
https://www.jcf.org/learn/joseph-campbell-heros-journey.

In Australia, this book can be purchased here:
https://www.thenile.com.au/books/joseph-campbell/hero-with-a-thousand-faces/9781577315933.

An e-book is also available from the Joseph Campbell Foundation organisation:
https://www.jcf.org/product-page/the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-ebook.

Reflection:
Joseph Campbell researched Mythology, religions, and associated subjects for over 40 years.

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