| Ref No | WIA GC/29815 |
| Title | Doren, Alfred to Warburg, Aby 15/04/1923 |
| Writer | Doren, Alfred, styled 'Alfresco' |
| Place1 | Leipzig-Gohlis, Fritzschestrasse 8 |
| Recipient | Warburg, Aby |
| Date | 15/04/1923 |
| Format | manuscript |
| Contents | apologizes for late reply; he is very busy at the beginning of the semester; he was very happy giving a lecture in KBW in Hamburg; the days in Hamburg were for him days of intellectual uplift and reinvigoration; is very grateful for having been invited to lecture; is ashamed that Warburg thanked him for the lecture but he takes it as a token of their old friendship, refers to 'Frau Fortuna' who has accompanied him through life; thanks him for the letter in which Warburg reacted to Doren's lecture; lists six topics: 1, Isis Euploia, Isis-Fortuna, Isotyche; symbol of sail and headgear; 2, Kairos, god of decisive action, not god of luck; Machiavelli, Occasio, Boccaccio; 3, on the origin of the wheel image, Nemesis; 4, the equation fortuna = tempestas maris; 5, Christian medieval symbolism incorporating Fortuna as demon; 6, on Saxl's understanding of the wheel of fortune and the idea of development; asks Warburg to instruct Saxl to travel back from Kreuzlingen via Leipzig; wants to speak to Saxl and discuss with him the material he is preparing for publication; he has too much material so that he fears it will be too long for an article; suggests to publish it on its own in 'Studien'; promises to visit Warburg in the summer or early autumn and thanks him for the invitation; he enjoyed meeting Warburg's children when in Hamburg, praises Max Adolph, would be happy to hear that Max Adolph wants to study in Leipzig for one semester; mentions Professors [Franz] Studniczka, [Hans Eduard Adolf] Driesch and [G. M. Wilhelm] Pinder;Warburg and Mary can be proud of their children |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/139 | Doren; Alfred (15/05/1869-28/07/1934); Prof. Dr. | 15/05/1869-28/07/1934 |
| DS/UK/646 | Warburg; Max Adolph (10/07/1902-22/10/1974); Dr. phil. | 10/07/1902-22/10/1974 |
| DS/UK/716 | Saxl; Fritz (08/01/1890-22/03/1948); Prof. Dr. phil. | 08/01/1890-22/03/1948 |
| DS/UK/1464 | Driesch; Hans Adolf Eduard (28/10/1867-16/04/1941); Prof. Dr.phil. Dr. jur. h.c. | 28/10/1867-16/04/1941 |
| DS/UK/1614 | Studniczka; Franz (14/08/1860-04/12/1929); Prof Dr. phil. | 14/08/1860-04/12/1929 |