In Quest of the Hero: (Mythos Series)

by Otto Rank, Alan Dundes, FitzRoy Richard Somerset, et al.

Book Overview

In Quest of the Hero makes available for a new generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's Myth of the Birth of the Hero and the central section of Lord Raglan's The Hero. Amplifying these is Alan Dundes's fascinating contemporary inquiry, "The Hero Pattern and the Life of Jesus." Examined here are the patterns found in the lore surrounding historical or legendary figures like Gilgamesh, Moses, David, Oedipus,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691020620
• ISBN13: 9780691020624
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"