num_pages: 106
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Exploration of Myth
titlecomplete: The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Exploration of Myth
genres: Self Help, Psychology, Religion, Mythology, Folklore, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, History, Nonfiction, Literature
ratings_count: 316
publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press