Tragedy and Comedy : A Systematic Study and a Critique of Hegel

Roche, Mark William

ISBN 10: 0791435458 / ISBN 13: 9780791435458

Published by State University of New York Press, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tragedy and Comedy : A Systematic Study and a Critique of Hegel
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791435458
• ISBN 13: 9780791435458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sehr gut
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Synopsis

The first evaluation and critique of Hegel's theory of tragedy and comedy, this book also develops an original theory of both genres.

In the first evaluation and critique of Hegel's theory of tragedy and comedy in any language, Mark William Roche points out the strengths and weaknesses of Hegel's positions while developing an original theory of both genres. Along with its theoretical discussions, the book weaves together in an entertaining and provocative way commentary on an array of artworks, from Greek drama to contemporary American cinema, with a particular focus on modern European and especially German drama. What emerges from this study is not only a clearer picture of Hegel's strengths and weaknesses but an original study of tragedy and comedy that will be studied along with other modern classics such as those of Peter Szondi and Northrop Frye.

About the Author

Mark William Roche is I. A. O'Shaughnessy Dean of the College of Arts and Letters, the Reverend Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C. Professor of German Language and Literature and Concurrent Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Roche is the author of Dynamic Stillness: Philosophical Conceptions of Ruhe in Schiller, Holderlin, Buchner, and Heine and Gottfried Benn's Static Poetry: Intellectual-Historical and Aesthetic Interpretations.