This talk, the fourth in Volume 1,“The Mythic Novels of James Joyce” is entitled “Ulysses, pt. 2.” It was recorded at the Esalen Institute on November 26, 1983. Joseph Campbell continues the reading of Ulysses...

This talk, the third in Volume 1,“The Mythic Novels of James Joyce” is entitled “Ulysses, pt. 1.” It was recorded at the Esalen Institute on November 26, 1983. Molly Bloom is equated with Penelope and...

“You’ll notice what’s going on here. All the details out there are experienced by the boy in terms of his own psychological association system. And this is the way Joyce is building this whole, this...

This talk, the first in Volume 1, “The Mythic Novels of James Joyce” is entitled “On Wings of Art.” It was recorded at the Esalen Institute on November 25, 1983. Only Campbell could make Joyce...

In this latest installment, one of the final pieces that Campbell wrote, he explores the creative explosion that marked the beginning of modern human culture. "It is evident," he says, "that 'Primitive Art,' both in...