The Flight of the Wild Gander
Explorations in the Mythological Dimension
Joseph Campbell
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The Flight of the Wild Gander
Explorations in the Mythological Dimension
Joseph Campbell
About This Book
In these essays ā contemporary with his years at Sarah Lawrence and with his legendary Cooper Union lectures ā Campbell explores the origins of myth, from the Grimms' fairy tales to Native American legends. He explains how the symbolic content of myth is linked to universal human experience and how the myths and experiences change over time.
Included is the famed essay "Mythogenesis," which traces the rise and decline of a Native American legend.
The Flight of the Wild Gander marks the first title we're releasing as part of a special arrangement with Amazon; for the first year, this ebook (.mobi format only) will be available solely on JCF.org and on your local Amazon site as part of the KindleUnlimitedĀ® program. However, the paperback and audiobook editions will be available wherever you prefer!
Review:
In this book, as in his other work, Campbell displays his immense learning, drawing evidence to support his case from virtually every branch of human knowledge. ā The New York Times Book Review
Campbell has become one of the rarest of intellectuals in American life: a serious thinker who had been embraced by the popular culture. ā Newsweek