Joseph Campbell

It's arguably the most important formative work for contemporary fiction.
It's historical and mythological validity is questionable though. So it depends what you're reading for.

>>9531899
Very comfy, but use it as a stepping stone into comparative mythology rather thn as a summation of it.

Also, can anyone get me a link to the Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake? I can payback by uploading some lectures about Joyce by him, though I haven't listened to them yet.

I've had it in my to-read box for like a year. Not sure I'll ever pick it up.

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>>9531899
I read it a few years ago. I found it interesting and insightful, but like another anon mentions, it's validity is questionable.

Sort of like Sagan's Cosmos, it's still a good read, but the information inside may be outdated.

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>>9533454
Are there more contemporary works on comparative mythology that are more accurate? I'd love to look into them (not OP).

>>9534247
Contemporary not so much that I know of, but Eliade, Frazer and Panofsky (though I don't like him very much, Warburg is better)

>>9531899
>If you want writing advice
Yes
>If you want a pop-history account of mythology
I guess
>If you want actual comparitive mythology
No

>>9531924
>It's arguably the most important formative work for contemporary fiction.

Holyshit how deluded can you be.
Name a single important writer who was influenced by it

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>>9535043
Dan Harmon.
What he writes is good, he makes a lot of money, and his works have huge fanbases. He credits his writing ability to Campbell with inspiration from the hero's journey.

>>9535623
Oh wow a fucking cartoon writer.
You've some funny notion of importance

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>>9535637
But these days that's why literature is important. Its used to craft stories and to create a narrative that people can both appreciate and relate to.

Literature is just entertainment at the end of the day. Which message is going to impact culture more – a popular TV show that scrapes philosophical themes, or English PhD thesis #20499543 that less than 200 people will read?

Besides, it's hard to write good screenplays, and it's incredible how consistent the quality of his screenplays are. It's much higher quality than your shitposting anyway. Have a nice day and stop being miserable.

>>9535043
John Gardner and George Lucas, off the top of my head
inb4
>hurr Lucas a shit Star Wars was just a fluke and has no impact on modern fiction durr