The Changing Face of the Hero

People need heroes. But our heroes change with the times. Beginning with Odysseus 2,500 years ago, the author demonstrates that the hero of yesterday, the doer of miracles, has metamorphosed into one who has made the journey within and has become wise. This engrossing study of man’s collective unconscious is supported with resource material drawn from Carl Jung, James Joyce, Nikos Kasantzakis, Tolstoy, Hesse, Maugham, and others.