Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. INTRODUCTION: IN QUEST OF THE HERO vii
4. PARTI THE MYTH OF THE BIRTH OF THE HERO
5. Introduction 3
6. THE CIRCLE OF MYTHS 13
7. THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MYTHS 57
8. PART II THE HERO: A STUDY IN TRADITION, MYTH, AND DRAMA
9. THE GENESIS OF MYTH 89
10. THE FOLK-TALE 99
11. MYTH AND RITUAL 109
12. MYTH AND RITUAL (CONTINUED) 116
13. MYTH AND RITUAL: THE TALE OF TROY 125
14. THE HERO 137
15. THE HERO (CONTINUED) 148
16. THE HERO (CONTINUED) 157
17. MYTH AND THE HISTORIC HERO 165
18. PART III THE HERO PATTERN AND THE LIFE OF JESUS
19. THE HERO PATTERN AND THE LIFE OF JESUS 179