Myth Must Be Kept Alive.
“Myth must be kept alive. The people who can keep it alive are the artists of one kind or another. The function of the artist is the mythologization of the environment and the world.”
~Joseph Campbell
This entry was posted on October 12, 2012 by Laney. It was filed under Author, Quotes, Writing and was tagged with Arts, Joseph Campbell, Joseph Campbell Foundation, laney mcmann, Mythology, Power of Myth, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, ya fantasy author.
I love mythology and legends, they are wonderful for working into new pieces of literature, or reworking the entire myth so that you see it from a different angle.
October 12, 2012 at 2:40 pm
So do I. They are the life blood of so many ideas and inspirations for me.
October 12, 2012 at 5:26 pm
Joseph Campbell’s quote “follow your passion and it will open doors where there where only walls before”, has lived with me for many years. So wonderful to see another quote from him.
October 12, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Paul, I absolutely adore that quote. Wonderful and true words to live by.
October 12, 2012 at 5:28 pm