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Availability:In StockContributor:Hans Blumenberg, Robert M. WallaceSeries:Studies in Contemporary German Social ThoughtAudience:Young AdultPublish date:1988-03-18Pages:725
Languages:EnglishPublisher:MIT PressISBN-13:9780262521338ISBN-10:262521334UPC:9780262521338Book Category:Philosophy, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, CivilizationBook Topic:ModernSize:9.00 x 5.96 x 1.52 inchesWeight:2.1Product ID:SC79BAYHJW
In this rich examination of how we inherit and transform myths, Hans Blumenberg continues his study of the philosophical roots of the modern world. Work on Myth is in five parts. The first two analyze the characteristics of myth and the stages in the West's work on myth, including long discussions of such authors as Freud, Joyce, Cassirer, and ValÃ(c)ry. The latter three parts present a comprehensive account of the history of the Prometheus myth, from Hesiod and Aeschylus to Gide and Kafka. This section includes a detailed analysis of Goethe's lifelong confrontation with the Prometheus myth, which is a unique synthesis of "psychobiography" and history of ideas.
Work on Myth is included in the series Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought, edited by Thomas McCarthy.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:MIT PressISBN-13:9780262521338ISBN-10:262521334UPC:9780262521338Book Category:Philosophy, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, CivilizationBook Topic:ModernSize:9.00 x 5.96 x 1.52 inchesWeight:2.1Product ID:SC79BAYHJW
Hans Blumenberg, the creator of metaphorology, was one of the most important German philosophers of the latter 20th century.
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