Author

Books by Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) was an American mythologist and lecturer who spent nearly four decades teaching at Sarah Lawrence College while building one of the most wide-ranging comparative studies of world mythology ever undertaken. His major works include The Hero with a Thousand Faces and the four-volume Masks of God. The Power of Myth grew from conversations with journalist Bill Moyers filmed at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch and broadcast on PBS in 1988, the year after Campbell's death. The series introduced his ideas to a mass audience and remains one of the most widely viewed documentaries in PBS history.