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The myth of the birth of the hero : a psychological exploration of myth Cover Image Book Book

The myth of the birth of the hero : a psychological exploration of myth

Rank, Otto 1884-1939 (author.). Lieberman, E. James, 1934- (translator.). Richter, Gregory C., (translator.). Segal, Robert A., (writer of introduction.).

Summary: Otto Rank's classic 'The Myth of the birth of the hero' offered psychoanalytical interpretations of mythological stories as a means of understanding the human psyche. He compared the myths of such figures as Oedipus, Moses, and Sargon with common dreams, seeing in both a symbolic fulfillment of repressed desire. In a new edition published thirteen years after the original book, he doubled the size of his seminal work, incorporating new discoveries in psychoanalysis, mythology, and ethnology. This expanded and updated edition has been eloquently translated and includes an introductory essay by Robert Segal as well as Otto Rank's 1914 essay "The play in Hamlet".

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  • ISBN: 9781421419145
  • ISBN: 9781421418438
  • Physical Description: xlviii, 149 pages ; 23 cm.
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  • Edition: Expanded and updated edition.
  • Publisher: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-142) and index.

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Subject: Mythology -- Psychological aspects
Psychology, Pathological
Heroes

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