<DIV>Since its release in 1949, <I>The Hero with a Thousand Faces</I> has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell&#8217;s revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In these pages, Campbell outlines the Hero&#8217;s Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world&#8217;s mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction.<BR><BR>As part of the Joseph Campbell Foundation&#8217;s Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, this third edition features expanded illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and more accessible sidebars.<BR><BR>As relevant today as when it was first published, <I>The Hero with a Thousand Faces</I> continues to find new audiences in fields ranging from religion and anthropology to literature and film studies. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artists&#8212;including authors, songwriters, game designers, and filmmakers&#8212;and continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories.</DIV>