The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A psychological interpretation of mythology
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"The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A psychological interpretation of mythology" by Otto Rank is a psychoanalytic study published in 1909. Rank examines birth legends of ancient and medieval heroes—from Moses and Oedipus to Siegfried and Jesus—uncovering recurring motifs of royal parentage, threatened infancy, rescue, and recognition. He proposes a universal pattern underlying these narratives, rooted in Freudian psychology. The work became foundational in hero-myth analysis, though later scholars challenged
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| Author | Rank, Otto, 1884-1939 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Jelliffe, Smith Ely, 1866-1945 |
| Translator | Robbins, F. |
| LoC No. | 14012461 |
| Uniform Title | Der Mythus von der Geburt des Helden. English |
| Title | The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A psychological interpretation of mythology |
| Series Title | Nervous and mental disease monograph series, no. 18 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_the_Birth_of_the_Hero |
| Credits | Turgut Dincer, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism |
| Subject | Heroes |
| Subject | Psychology, Pathological |
| Subject | Mythology -- Psychological aspects |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 66192 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-66192-6 |
| Release Date | Aug 31, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 803 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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