Miyazaki and the Hero's Journey

by Deborah Scally

This book explores anime auteur Hayao Miyazaki's films through the lens of the monomyth of the Heroic Quest Cycle. According to Joseph Campbell and other mythology researchers, the Quest is for boys and men, with women acting as either the Hero's mother or the Prize at the end of the journey. Miyazaki nearly exclusively portrays girls and young women as heroes, arguing that we must reassess Campbell's archetype.

The text begins with a brief...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476685053
• ISBN13: 9781476685052
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up