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No philosopher has treated the subject of tragedy and comedy in as original and searching a manner as G. W. F. Hegel. His concern with these genres runs throughout both his early and late works and extends from aesthetic issues to questions in the history of society and religion. Hegel on Tragedy and Comedy is the first book to explore the full extent of Hegel's interest in tragedy and comedy. The contributors analyze his treatment of both ancient and modern drama, including major essays on Sophocles, Aristophanes, Shakespeare, Goethe, and the German comedic tradition, and examine the relation of these genres to political, religious, and philosophical issues. In addition, the volume includes several essays on the role tragedy and comedy play in Hegel's philosophy of history. This book will not only be valuable to those who wish for a general overview of Hegel's treatment of tragedy and comedy but also to those who want to understand how his treatment of these genres is connected to the rest of his thought.

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Author:   Mark Alznauer
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438483368

ISBN 10:   1438483368
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   02 January 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Mark Alznauer Part I: Tragedy 1. The Beauty of Fate and Its Reconciliation. Hegel's The Spirit of Christianity and Its Fate and Goethe's Iphigenia in Tauris Douglas Finn (Villanova University) 2. Two Early Interpretations of Hegel's Theory of Greek Tragedy. Hinrichs and Goethe Eric v. d. Luft (Gegensatz Press) 3. Hegel and the Origins of Critical Theory. Aeschylus and Tragedy in Hegel's Natural Law Essay Wes Furlotte (Thompson Rivers University) 4. The Tragedy of Sex (for Hegel) Antón Barba-Kay (Catholic University of America) 5. Substantial Ends and Choices without a Will. Greek Tragedy as Archetype of Tragic Drama Allegra de Laurentiis (SUNY Stony Brook) 6. Freedom and Fixity in Shakespeare's Tragic Heroes Rachel Falkenstern (St. Francis College) Part II: Comedy 7. Taking the Ladder Down. Hegel on Comedy and Religious Experience Peter Wake (St. Edward's University) 8. From Comedy to Christianity. The Nihilism of Aristophanic Laughter Paul T. Wilford (Boston College) 9. Hegel and ""the Other Comedy"" Martin Donougho (University of South Carolina) 10. The Comedy of Public Opinion in Hegel Jeffrey Church (University of Houston) Part III: History 11. Hegel's Tragic Conception of World History Fiacha D. Heneghan (Vanderbilt University) 12. Hegel on Tragedy and the World-Historical Individual's Right of Revolutionary Action Jason M. Yonover (Johns Hopkins University) 13. Philosophy, Comedy, and History. Hegel's Aristophanic Modernity C. Allen Speight (Boston University) Contributors Index"

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Mark Alznauer is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University and the author of Hegel's Theory of Responsibility.

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