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Originally published in German in 1909, Otto Rank's The Myth of the Birth of the Hero offered psychoanalytical interpretations of mythological stories as a means of understanding the human psyche. Like his mentor Freud, Rank compared the myths of such figures as Oedipus, Moses, and Sargon with common dreams, seeing in both a symbolic fulfillment of repressed desire. Thirteen years later, Rank substantially revised this seminal work, incorporating new discoveries in psychoanalysis, mythology, and ethnology, doubling the size of the book. This expanded second edition has never before been available in English.
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The myth of the birth of the hero, Otto Rank
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- 2004
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Otto Rank
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 200
- ISBN10
- 0801878837
- ISBN13
- 9780801878831
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Psychological Topics, Philosophical Topics, Religious Topics, Religion, Folklore & Mythology, Mythology, Psychoanalysis
- Original title
- Der Mythus von der Geburt des Helden
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- 3.75 out of 5
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- Originally published in German in 1909, Otto Rank's The Myth of the Birth of the Hero offered psychoanalytical interpretations of mythological stories as a means of understanding the human psyche. Like his mentor Freud, Rank compared the myths of such figures as Oedipus, Moses, and Sargon with common dreams, seeing in both a symbolic fulfillment of repressed desire. Thirteen years later, Rank substantially revised this seminal work, incorporating new discoveries in psychoanalysis, mythology, and ethnology, doubling the size of the book. This expanded second edition has never before been available in English.