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The Philosophy of Tragedy: From Plato to Žižek

By Julian Young

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
1107621968, 9781107621961, 9781107025059
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2158103 bytes)
Pages
294\296
Topic
Literature Literary
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-04-30 18:40:48
Литературоведение;Теория литературы;Теория литерат

Description

This book is an exhaustive survey of the philosophy of tragedy from antiquity to the present. From Aristotle to Žižek the focal question has been: why, in spite of its distressing content, do we value tragic drama? What is the nature of the "tragic effect"? Some philosophers point to a certain kind of pleasure that results from tragedy. Others, while not excluding pleasure, emphasize the knowledge we gain from tragedy - of psychology, ethics, freedom, or immortality. Through a critical engagement with these and other philosophers, the book concludes by suggesting an answer to the question of what it is that constitutes tragedy "in its highest vocation." This book will be of equal interest to students of philosophy and of literature.

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