The hero with a thousand faces vs The Hero with a Thousand Faces: Which Should You Read?

The hero with a thousand faces Joseph Campbell · 1949 ★★★★☆ 4.0 416 pages · ≈ 7 h 42 m · Demanding

Originally written by Campbell in the '40s-- in his pre-Bill Moyers days -- and famous as George Lucas' inspiration for "Star Wars," this book will likewise inspire any writer or reader in its well considered assertion…

The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell · 1968 ★★★★☆ 4.0 448 pages · ≈ 8 h 18 m · Moderate

A thoroughly intense and all-embracing read. In the 2-page preface written in 1948, he states such ground-shakingly obvious facts about the human psyche, that you'll wonder why these ideas had never dawned on you…