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Title: E pluribus, unum
Review: Campbell's "The Power of Myth" is a series of transcriptions of his conversations with Bill Moyers of PBS. As scholar of mythology, Cambell has both a deep and broad understanding of the countless myths that have been told over the ages - and the handful of messages that they convey. Weaving threads through such arcane and seeming unrelated topics such as Native American, Egyptian, Hindu, and Greek mythology, James Joyce, medieval romance, Star Wars, and the back side of a one-dollar bill, Cambell displays an intense passion for distilling away the metaphors that differentiate the multitude of myths, and finding the few gems that lie at the heart of them all. Absolutely an excellent book.The illustrations in this edition are beautiful and fascinating, but one could question whether they were worth the extra price. I found this version to be worth the investment.
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