The Hero: A Study in Tradition, Myth and Drama

by FitzRoy Richard Somerset and Lord Raglan

Book Overview

His mother is a virgin and he's reputed to be the son of a god; he loses favor and is driven from his kingdom to a sorrowful death -- sound familiar? In The Hero, Lord Raglan contends that the heroic figures from myth and legend are invested with a common pattern that satisfies the human desire for idealization. Raglan outlines 22 characteristic themes or motifs from the heroic tales and illustrates his theory with events from the lives of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486427080
• ISBN13: 9780486427089
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"