This extract from Thou Art That, the first title in the publishing partnership between Joseph Campbell Foundation and New World Library, remains one of the most inspiring, delightful pieces we have published together. "Earthrise" serves...

Furthermore, we have not even to risk the adventure alone; for the heroes of all time have gone before us; the labyrinth is thoroughly known; we have only to follow the thread of the hero-path....

In this short story, written just before the American entry into World War II, Joseph Campbell explores a theme he'd study for many years as an academic: the journey of a hero into a world...

"The folk tale is the primer of the picture-language of the soul." — Joseph Campbell Originally written as the foreword to The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (released in 1944), this fascinating essay explores the basis and the structure...

Audio: Lecture III.1.1 – On the Wings of Art Audio: Lecture III.1.2 – A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Audio: Lecture III.1.3 – Ulysses Part 1 Audio: Lecture III.1.4 – Ulysses Part...