Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2023-02-13
Books mentioned on Robert McKee On The Art of Story & Why Stories Matter
Robert McKee is a modern Aristotle of story and master of the form who wrote the definitive book on the subject, called, of course, STORY.
Rich Roll discussed Story by Robert McKee and others. Robert McKee discussed War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy and others, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, and The War of Art by Steven Pressfield.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Story
Story by Robert McKee is a comprehensive guide to screenwriting and the fundamental structures of drama, comedy, and narrative across millennia, serving as an essential resource for writers and creators.
Discussed“Robert McKee: I've got my copy of story here. As you can tell, it's been through some times here. It's well-worn and faded. It looks like a first edition.”
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War and Peace
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is a sprawling Russian epic novel that chronicles elite society and military conflict during the Napoleonic era.
Discussed“Robert McKee: Well, I've looked at certain novels, Russian and otherwise. And I've said, if this was a series, War and Peace, if it were a series, would be season one. And that's all.”
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Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a classic novel depicting a group of British schoolboys descending into savagery after becoming stranded on an uninhabited island.
Discussed“Robert McKee: Lord of the Flies. There's a magnificent novel about human nature, but it doesn't tell you what you ought to do. It just says this is human nature.”
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The War of Art
Steven Pressfield's The War of Art serves as a profound guide for creatives, entrepreneurs, and thinkers seeking to understand and conquer the psychological barriers that hinder productivity and inspiration.
Discussed“Robert McKee: He wrote that wonderful book, "The War of Art," and I wrote the preface to it. Uh-huh. And his publisher asked me to write the preface to it.”
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Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Robert McKee: Robert McKee is a modern Aristotle of story and a master of the form who wrote the definitive book on the subject called, of course, story.”
“Robert McKee: He is the author of five books on storytelling, including his latest, "Action," but is best known as the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world.”
“Robert McKee: He is the author of five books on storytelling, including his latest, "Action," but is best known as the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world.”
“Robert McKee: He is the author of five books on storytelling, including his latest, "Action," but is best known as the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world.”
“Robert McKee: He is the author of five books on storytelling, including his latest, "Action," but is best known as the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world.”
“Robert McKee: The action book. A book on the action genre.”
“Robert McKee: And one of the things that he brought up that I was, I think is super interesting. And it's, you know, a big part in the new book "Action" is, you know, is about the ascension of the quote unquote, for better or worse, like the bad guy.”
“Robert McKee: You have read stories as a child. You have seen them countless. By the tens of thousands of stories from everything from TV commercials to crime and punishment.”
“Robert McKee: As well as podcast merch, my books, finding ultra voicing change in the plant power way, as well as the plant power meal planner at meals.richroll.com.”