The Heroine with 1001 Faces

by Maria Tatar

Book Overview

How do we explain our newfound cultural investment in empathy and social justice? For decades, Joseph Campbell had defined our cultural aspirations in The Hero with a Thousand Faces, emphasizing the value of seeking glory and earning immortality. His work became the playbook for Hollywood, with its many male-centric quest narratives.

Challenging the models in Campbell's canonical work, Maria Tatar explores how heroines, rarely wielding a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631498819
• ISBN13: 9781631498817
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"