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 Valéry. 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.Hans Blumenberg is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Münster. Work on Myth is included in the series Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought; edited by Thomas McCarthy.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Slave Ship Fredensborg makes accurate history a reality through personal lives to this day.By Old dogSo much has been forgotten about the slave ship era. How the sailors lived and died; about the same as their captives. How the slave trading empires drew upon the baleful traditions of capture and slavery as a custom long abiding in Africa. The meticulous records of the Fredensborg owners and operators helps bring accuracy to history; and how tough lives were for the lowly sailors.Particularly interesting are the rum and beer allocations to the slaves; never heard of this in any stories. The book makes history a real picture of the times.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Different Look at the Middle PassageBy T. Carter RossThis book is essentially two books in one. The first two-thirds or so of it focus in depth on the ill-fated final voyage of the Fredensborg as it traveled from Denmark to Ghana to the Virgin Islands and back to Scandinavia; where it sunk off the coast of Norway. Because of the detailed logs and letters of the crew; a great deal of insight is given into the day-to-day shipboard life of the crew throughout the journey. The final third of the book traces the modern underwater archaeology involved in recovering the ship and journeys by the author to St. Croix and Ghana. Much of the second part of the book dwells on the fate of those who were enslaved and carried across the Middle Passage; something that is glossed over in the first part due to its reliance upon the crew logs; which made little mention of the ship's human cargo.All in all; it is an interesting read because of the vast amount of detail included from the ship's logs and because very little seems to have been written in English about Dano-Norwegian involvement in colonization in the Americas and in the salve trade. Also in the book's favor are the lavish illustrations; including reproductions of the logs; period maps and sketches and contemporary photographs of the sites.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Tremedous ReadBy Lars M KvaleI just finished reading this book as I was traveling to St. Croix. It is written by a Norwegian amateur diver who found the wreck of the Slave Ship Fredensborg. He then went on a twenty year journey to trace the history of the ship (including detailed inventory records; diaries; personnel etc.) which traveled from Copenhagen to Ghana to St Croix before the wreck in Southern Norway. The book is a fascinating read and I highly recommend it if you want to learn more about that time period; Denmark; Norway; St Croix; Slave trade etc.
