Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and Joseph Campbell
Author | : Stephen Rauch |
Publisher | : Wildside Press LLC |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781592242122 |
ISBN-13 | : 159224212X |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The first scholarly book-length examination of the work of comics legend Neil Gaiman includes detailed analysis of his best-selling "Sandman" and "Death" series, a look at his work's relationship to Joseph Campbell, and such topics as "Living in a Desacralized World," "The Relationship of Dreams and Myth in Campbell, Jung, and Gaiman's Sandman," "Humanization, Change, and Rebirth: The Hero's Journey," "The Role of the Artist and the Art of Storytelling," and more. A fascinating journey behind the comics work of one of the most interesting and challenging popular writers of today, Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and Joseph Campbell: In Search of the Modern Myth is the book which Gaiman's fans have been waiting for!