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Title: The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A psychological interpretation of mythology

Author: Otto Rank

Translator: Smith Ely Jelliffe

F. Robbins


Release date: August 31, 2021 [eBook #66192]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

Footnote 20 is referenced twice several pages apart in the text.

The cover was prepared by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.