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In Quest of the Hero: (Mythos Series)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
In Quest of the Hero: (Mythos Series)
Contributors:
By (Author) Otto Rank
By (author) Fitzroy Richard Somerset Raglan
By (author) Alan Dundes
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
29th January 1991
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Professional and Scholarly
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Other Subjects:
Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)
Dewey:
398.352
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
272
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
397g
Description
Makes available for the generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's "Myth of the Birth of the Hero" and Lord Raglan's "The Hero". In his introduction to this selection from Rank, Raglan, and others, the author charts the history of theorizing about hero myths and compares the approaches of Rank, Raglan, Dundes, and Campbell.
