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Work on Myth

Work on Myth

Blumenberg, Hans
Wallace, Robert M.

Paperback

Series: Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought

PhilosophyGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0262521334
ISBN13: 9780262521338
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: Mar 18 1988
Pages: 725
Weight: 2.10
Height: 1.52 Width: 5.96 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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.

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