An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Joseph Campbell

2 books referenced

Books by Joseph Campbell

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Referenced in 2 episodes

412. Romans in Space: Star Wars, Dune and Beyond...

January 25, 2024

Context:

Referenced as Joseph Campbell being 'a great writer on mythology and the idea of universal hero' who George Lucas claimed inspired Star Wars. No specific title mentioned but this is Campbell's most famous work on the hero's journey.

346: The Mystery of the Holy Grail (Part 2)

June 29, 2023

Context:

Mentioned as the book that 'inspired George Lucas, who was the guy who came up with the idea of Indiana Jones and for the Star Wars.'

Creative Mythology

Referenced in 1 episode

346: The Mystery of the Holy Grail (Part 2)

June 29, 2023

Context:

Mentioned as Joseph Campbell's last volume of his 'four-volume history of mythology,' in which 'Eschenbach's Parsifal was kind of central to that.'