Editing Joseph Campbell (section)

===Art, literature, philosophy===

Campbell often referred to the work of modern writers [[James Joyce]] and [[Thomas Mann]] in his lectures and writings, as well as to the art of [[Pablo Picasso]]. He was introduced to their work during his stay as a graduate student in Paris. Campbell eventually corresponded with Mann.<ref>Joseph Campbell Collection and at the OPUS Archive.</ref>

The works of [[Arthur Schopenhauer]] and [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] had a profound effect on Campbell's thinking; he quoted their writing frequently.<ref>Campbell, J. (2003). The hero's journey (3rd ed.). Novato, CA: New World Library.  p. 16</ref>

The "follow your bliss" philosophy attributed to Campbell following the original broadcast of ''The Power of Myth'' (see below) derives from the [[Hindu]] [[Upanishads]]; however, Campbell was possibly also influenced by the 1922 [[Sinclair Lewis]] novel ''[[Babbitt (novel)|Babbitt]]''. In ''[[The Power of Myth]],'' Campbell quotes from the novel:

{{poemquote|
Campbell: Have you ever read [[Sinclair Lewis]]' ''[[Babbitt (novel)|Babbitt]]''?
Moyers: Not in a long time.
Campbell: Remember the last line? "I've never done a thing I wanted to do in all my life." That's the man who never followed his bliss.<ref>''The Power of Myth'', Doubleday and Co., 1988, p. 117</ref>
}}