"myth star wars" - Google Search Results

Resources Directly Related to Galactic Gasbag (articles or books mentioned in the Salon.com article):

"Why is the Force Still with Us?" - John Seabrook's Profile of George Lucas in the New Yorker, January 6, 1997.

"Hit or Myth." - Review of Star Wars: The Magic of Myth.

On Reserve in the Library (ask at circulation desk):

"Of Myth and Men: A Conversation between Bill Moyers and George Lucas on the Meaning of the Force and the True Theology of Star Wars," Time Magazine, April 26, 1999.

"Star Wars and the Mythic Quest: An Interview with Jonathan Young, Ph.D.," article from the Joseph Campbell Mythology Center

"Mythic and Archetypal Thems in The Phantom Menace," article from the Joseph Campbell Mythology Center

Campbell, Joseph.  The Hefo with a Thousand Faces.  Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1968.

Joseph Campbell: The Power of Myth, with Bill Moyers.  New York: Doubleday, 1988.

Asimov, Isaac.  Foundation.  New York: Ballantine Books, 1951.

Herbert, Frank.  Dune. New York : Berkley Books, 1965.

Smith, E.E. (Doc). First Lensmen.  Baltimore: Old Earth Books, 1950.

Gurney, James. Dynotopia.  Atlanta: Turner Publishing, 1992.

Piper, H. Beam.  Fuzzy Sapiens. Ace Books, 1964.

Other Resources of Possible Use

Profiles and Interviews:

    "How George Lucas Looks at Life" by John Shepler

    "George Lucas: Entertainment Executive"

    "Making of Star Wars; Gary Kurtz Interview: the Original Star Wars Producer Speaks."

Miscellaneous Web Resources (note: many of these articles may have been posted on fan sites and of questionable validity):

    "Other Inspirations"

    "Star Wars" - article in 4Reference.com

    "Staubthoughts: Some Star Wars Quotes"

    Results of Google search ("influence on star wars George Lucas") - you may wish to try other Google searches with other key words.

On Reserve in the Library (ask at circulation desk):

Twentieth Century Science Fiction Writers.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981.
    Articles on major science fiction writers mentioned in Galactic Gasbag:  E.E. ("Doc") Smith, Leigh Brackett, Isaac Asimov, etc.

Masterpieces of World Literature.  New York: Harper & Row, 1989
    Plot summaries, descriptions, evaluations, significance of major mythological works including Beowulf, Gilgamesh, Hercules, Jason, Sir Gawain, King Arthur, etc.

"Hero" in Man, Myth, and Magic: the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mythology, Religion and the Unknown.  Vol. 9, p. 1200-1204.  New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1985.
    Article on the Hero in mythology with lots of historical examples.