The Hero Journey in Literature

by Evans Lansing Smith

This book provides an overview of the hero journey theme in literature, from antiquity to the present, with a focus on the imagery of the rites of passage in human life (initiation at adolescence, mid-life, and death). This is the only book to focus on the major works of the literary tradition, detailing discussions of the hero journey in major literary texts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761805095
• ISBN13: 9780761805090
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.5"