The Monomyth in American Science Fiction Films: 28 Visions of the Hero's Journey

by Donald E. Palumbo

One of the great intellectual achievements of the 20th century, Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces is an elaborate articulation of the monomyth: the narrative pattern underlying countless stories from the most ancient myths and legends to the films and television series of today. The monomyth's fundamental storyline, in Campbell's words, sees "the hero venture forth from the world of the common day into a region of supernatural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786479116
• ISBN13: 9780786479115
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher