Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell was an American mythologist, writer, and lecturer born in 1904.

Fascinated by mythology from childhood, he studied literature and was influenced by artists, writers, and psychologists during his time abroad.

Campbell developed theories linking myths across cultures to universal human needs.

He taught at Sarah Lawrence College, wrote extensively on comparative mythology, and is best known for "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" (1949).

Campbell's work explores the hero's journey archetype and the role of myths in human life.

His ideas gained widespread popularity through books, lectures, and a posthumous television series with Bill Moyers.