The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Summary

The Hero with a Thousand Faces is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,460 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Hero with a Thousand Faces authored Joseph Campbell^[3].
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces was published by Princeton University Press^[5].
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces's genre is mythology^[6].
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces's Commons category is recorded as The Hero with a Thousand Faces^[7].
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces's language of work or name is recorded as English^[8].
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces was published on 1949^[10].
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces's main subject is monomyth^[11].
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces's main subject is mythology^[12].
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces's title is recorded as The Hero with a Thousand Faces^[13].
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces's form of creative work is recorded as monograph^[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hero with a Thousand Faces authored Joseph Campbell^[3]. It was published by Princeton University Press^[5].

Publication

The Hero with a Thousand Faces was published on 1949^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[8]. Its genre is mythology^[6].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include monomyth^[11] and mythology^[12].

Why It Matters

The Hero with a Thousand Faces ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,460 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]