<Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> 201 /. 3 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> BL313 . C28 2008 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Hero with a Thousand Faces (first published in 1949) is a work of comparative mythology by American mythologist Joseph Campbell . In this book, Campbell discusses his theory of the journey of the archetypal hero found in world mythologies . </P> <P> Since publication of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell's theory has been consciously applied by a wide variety of modern writers and artists . The best known is perhaps George Lucas, who has acknowledged Campbell's influence on the Star Wars films . </P>

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