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This essay is from Eric Koch
Published on November 22, 2002

Star Wars as a Modern Myth

Text Sources

Campbell, Joseph, The Hero With a Thousand Faces. New York: World 1956.
Domenjoz, Molly. "The Obi-Wan Complex: Kenobi's Sin of Pride." Space Magazine. May 2000
The Force is Behind George Lucas," Interview with George Lucas by Paul Scanlon, Rolling Stone, 25 August 1977.
Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet."
"Star Wars Databank." Star Wars Databank. www.starwars.com/databank. Nov 11. 2002.

Movie Sources

Episode I: The Phantom Menace. 1999. Dir George Lucas. Liam Neilson. Ewan McGreggor. Jake Lloyd. Natalie Portman. Ian McDiarmid.

Episode II: Attack of the Clones. 2002. Dir. George Lucas. Hayden Christensen. Natalie Portman. Ewan McGregor. Ian McDiarmid. Christopher Lee. Jimmy Smitts.

Episode IV: A New Hope. 1977. Dir Geoge Lucas. Mark Hamill. Carrie Fisher. Harrison Ford. Alec Guinness. Peter Cushing. James Earl Jones.

Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. 1980. Dir. Irvin Kershner. Mark Hamill. James Earl Jones. Carrie Fisher. Harrison Ford. Billy Dee Williams.

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. 1983. Dir George Lucas. Mark Hamill, Ian McDiarmid. Carrie Fisher. Harrison Ford. Billy Dee Williams.