Myth and the Human Sciences: Hans Blumenberg's Theory of Myth

by Angus Nicholls

Book Overview

This is the first book-length critical analysis in any language of Hans Blumenberg's theory of myth. Blumenberg can be regarded as the most important German theorist of myth of the second half of the twentieth century, and his　Work on Myth　(1979) has resonated across disciplines ranging from literary theory, via philosophy, religious studies and anthropology, to the history and philosophy of science.

Nicholls introduces...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415885493
• ISBN13: 9780415885492
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"