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Shipwreck with Spectator - Paradigm of a Metaphor for Existence (Paperback)
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Shipwreck with Spectator - Paradigm of a Metaphor for Existence (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought
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Shipwreck with Spectator traces the evolution of the complex of
metaphors related to the sea, to shipwreck, and to the role of the
spectator in human culture from ancient Greece to modern times.
This elegant essay exemplifies Blumenberg's ideas about the ability
of the historical study of metaphor to illuminate essential aspects
of being human. Originally published in the same year as his
monumental Work on Myth, Shipwreck with Spectator traces the
evolution of the complex of metaphors related to the sea, to
shipwreck, and to the role of the spectator in human culture from
ancient Greece to modern times. The sea is one of humanity's oldest
metaphors for life, and a sea journey, Blumenberg observes, has
often stood for our journey through life. We all know the role that
shipwrecks can play in this journey, and at some level we have all
played witness to others' wrecks, standing in safety and knowing
that there is nothing we can do to help, yet fixed comfortably or
uncomfortably in our ambiguous role as spectator. Through
Blumenberg's seemingly inexhaustible knowledge of letters, from
ancient texts through nineteenth-century reminiscences and modern
speeches, we see layer upon layer revealed in the meaning humans
have given to these metaphors; and in this way we begin to
understand what metaphors can do that more straightforward modes of
expression cannot. This edition of Shipwreck with Spectator also
includes "Prospect for a Theory of Nonconceptuality," an essay that
recounts the evolution of Blumenberg's ideas about metaphorology in
the years following his early manifesto "Paradigms for a
Metaphorology."
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Imprint: |
MIT Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought |
Release date: |
October 1996 |
First published: |
October 1996 |
Authors: |
Hans Blumenberg
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Translators: |
Steven Rendall
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Dimensions: |
203 x 133 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
136 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-262-51891-8 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-262-51891-0 |
Barcode: |
9780262518918 |
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