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One of the most popular series in the history of public television, these lively conversations between Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers kept viewers glued to their sets in 1988 and are “still potently relevant” (San Francisco Chronicle).
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Mythology scholar Joseph Campbell spent his life learning the “one great story” of humanity. In his final years, he gave a remarkable series of talks exploring all he had learned. Hosted by Oscar® winner Susan Sarandon, presented in the order Campbell intended, each is an invitation to sit at the feet of a master storyteller. Seen on public television. Each is 5 episodes, 4 ¾ hrs. Series I & II CC. Series III SDH.
Presented and Hosted by Academy Award®-Winner Susan Sarandon
Disc 1
1. Love as a Guide—The Arthurian romances, including Tristan and Iseult.
2. The Path of the Heart—Parzival and the Grail Quest.
3. Beyond Space and Time—The Romantic philosophers.
Disc 2
4. Between Pairs of Opposites—Thomas Mann andThe Magic Mountain.
5. Into the Well of Myth—TheJosephnovels and modern myth.
Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 285 minutes
Format: Full screen
Number of discs: 2
Language: English
Subtitles: No
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Rating: NR
“[Western myths] represented something that is typical to Europe and nowhere else, and that is respect for the individual and the individual path, the individual way.” —Joseph Campbell
