The Myth of the Birth of the Hero

The Myth of the Birth of the Hero
	Cover for the 1922 German edition
Author	Otto Rank
Original title	Der Mythus von der Geburt des Helden
Translator	E. Robbins and Smith Ely Jelliffe (1914 translation); Gregory C. Richter and E. James Lieberman (2004 translation);
Language	German
Published	1909 (1st ed. in German); 1914 (1st ed. in English); 1922 (2nd ed. in German); 2004 (2nd ed. in English);
Publication place	Germany

The Myth of the Birth of the Hero (German: Der Mythus von der Geburt des Helden) is a book by Austrian psychoanalyst Otto Rank in which the author puts forth a psychoanalytical interpretation of mythological heroes, specifically with regard to legends about their births.^[1] The first edition of the book was published in 1909, and a greatly expanded second edition was published in 1922.^[2]

^ Kaës, René (2005). "Myth of the Birth of the Hero, The". In de Mijolla, Alain (ed.). The International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 1093–1094.
^ Segal, Robert A. (2004). "Introductory Essay". The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Exploration of Myth. Baltimore, MA: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. viii, xxviii.

[ency-1] Kaës, René (2005). "Myth of the Birth of the Hero, The". In de Mijolla, Alain (ed.). The International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 1093–1094.

[2] Segal, Robert A. (2004). "Introductory Essay". The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Exploration of Myth. Baltimore, MA: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. viii, xxviii.

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