The Hero's Journey (monomyth) is the narrative pattern identified by Joseph Campbell in The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949): a universal story structure found across world mythologies—call to adventure, trials, transformation, return. It has profoundly influenced modern storytelling.
Identified a universal narrative structure underlying world mythology; transformed film, television, and popular storytelling.
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