Joseph Campbell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Campbell

American mythologist, writer and lecturer

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1904

Place of Birth: White Plains, New York, United States

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1987

Profession: writer, teacher, historian, translator, ethnologist, university teacher, researcher, academic, anthropologist, lecturer, essayist, orator, short story writer, mythologist, historian of religion

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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About Joseph Campbell

Joseph John Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American Professor of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion.
His work covers many aspects of the human experience.
Campbell's most well-known work is his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), in which he discusses his theory of the journey of the archetypal hero shared by world mythologies, termed the monomyth. Since the publication of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell's theory has been applied by a wide variety of modern writers and artists.
His philosophy has been summarized by his own often repeated phrase: "Follow your bliss." He gained recognition in Hollywood when George Lucas credited Campbell's work as influencing his Star Wars saga.

Joseph Campbell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

About Joseph Campbell

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