Otto Rank
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A plea for the acceptance of the irrational element in man is the most vital part of human life. Rank discusses the ultimates - psychological concepts which go beyond the individual's makeup, such as fear of death, desire for immortality, sexuality, and the need for love - and the institutions which support these concepts.
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Alive, fresh, and stimulating, the theme of The Double comprises the issues of identity, narcissism, and the fear of death--actually the core of human existence. Rank's book is primarily a study of the double as it appeared in striking examples in German, French, Russian, English, and American literature from Goethe to Oscar Wilde.Originally published in 1971.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology...
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This scarce book was first published in 1914. It is the eighteenth title in the Nervous and Mental Disease Monograph Series and presents a psychological interpretation of mythology. This is a fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all classicists and historians of mythology. Contents: Introduction, Sargon, Moses, Katna, Oedipus, Paris, Telephos, Perseus, Gilgamos, Kyros, Tristan, Romulus, Hercules, Jesus, Siegfried,...
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Otto Rank (1884-1939) was the author of many works, including Will Therapy, Truth and Reality, Art and Artist, and Beyond Psychology. He emigrated from Vienna to Paris in 1926, and moved permanently to the United States in 1935. Robert Kramer is the author of articles and reviews on organizational behavior and the history of psychoanalytic thought.
A leading disciple and confidant of Freud, Otto Rank revolutionized the field of psychoanalytic theory...
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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, Odysseus, Perseus,...