Joseph John Campbell

Joseph John Campbell (1904-1987)

• Proffessor, author and lecturer
• Campbell came up with the theory of monomyth
• Monomyth - often referred to as the hero's journey
• Refers to pattern supposedly found in many narratives from around the world
• widely-ditributed pattern described by Campbell in his book 'The Hero With A Thousand Faces' (1949)
• Campbell proposed that there are three stages to every story, essentially a beginning a middle and an end, the stages are:
• Stage 1 (Departure) - Hero ventures forth on quest
• Stage 2 (Initiation) - Hero's adventure along the way
• Stage 3 (Return) - Hero returns home with new knowledge or powers acquired along the journey

Note how this is a simplified version of Propps theories and essentially puts the 31 steps into 3 simple stages.