Originally published in 1924, this study of the Don Juan legend is a
powerful interpretation of one of the most popular themes in Western
culture. Also valuable for the insights it offers into Rank's thought
immediately before his break with Freud, the book has not been available
in English until now. Rank's study draws on psychoanalysis, literature,
history, and anthropology to suggest some psychological mechanisms that
operate both within the principal characters of the legend and within
the audience or reader.
Originally published in 1975.
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