To: 2MAR$ who wrote (39632 ) 7/26/2013 6:16:17 PM From: Solon Read Replies (1) | Respond to Everything one reads about Campbell gives a sense of wonder and awe. He was surely a very brilliant man. Also one of the best half-milers in the world... :-)Jiddu Krishnamurti ; they discussed Asian philosophy , sparking in Campbell a lifelong interest in Hindu and Indian thought . In 1927 Campbell received a fellowship provided by Columbia University to study in Europe. Campbell studied Old French , Provençal and Sanskrit at the University of Paris in France and the University of Munich in Germany . He quickly learned to read and speak French and German , mastering them after only a few months of rigorous study. He remained fluent in these languages for the remainder of his life. (Already fluent in Latin , he would go on to add Japanese to his linguistic palette.) While in Europe, he was highly influenced by the period of the Lost Generation , a time of enormous intellectual and artistic innovation. Campbell often commented of this influence and that of James Joyce in particular. It was in this climate that Campbell was also introduced to the work of Thomas Mann , who was to prove equally influential upon his life and ideas. Also while in Europe, Campbell was introduced to modern art, becoming particularly enthusiastic about the work of Paul Klee and Pablo Picasso . A new world of exciting ideas opened up to Campbell while studying in Europe as he became familiar with the works and writings of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung . Great Depression[ edit On his return to Columbia in 1929, Campbell expressed his desire to pursue the study of Sanskrit and Modern Art in addition to Medieval literature . Lacking faculty approval, Campbell withdrew from graduate studies. In later life, he was very insistent that he be addressed as Mr. Campbell, not Dr. Campbell. [4] With the arrival of the Great Depression a few weeks later, Campbell spent the next five years (1929–34) living in a rented shack on some land in Woodstock, New York . [5] [6] [7
