![]() ![]() Popularized in The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell described the narrative pattern of the hero’s journey as follows: “A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” He and other scholars described the narratives of Odysseus, Gautama Buddha, Moses, and Jesus Christ in terms of the monomyth. Association copy, inscribed by Joseph Campbell on the title page to fellow writer Richard Adams, “In celebration of our meeting in friendship, as well as in the spirit- to Richard Adams, in admiration, with my warm regards and best wishes Joseph Campbell NY City 4/20/81.” Best known as the author of Watership Down, English novelist Richard Adams was heavily influenced by American professor Joseph Campbell’s work in comparative mythology, specifically the concept of the monomyth, or journey of the archetypal hero that can be applied as a common template to a range of mythological narratives. ![]() Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 22 textual drawings, 12 plates. ![]() Item Number: 86798įirst edition of Joseph Campbell’s magnum opus. ![]()
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