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Tragedy and Philosophy

By Walter A. Kaufmann

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0691020051, 9780691020051
Open Library ID
OL19631704M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16580726 bytes)
Pages
480\411
Topic
Other Social Sciences\\Philosophy
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

A critical re-examination of the views of Plato, Aristotle, Hegel and Nietzsche on tragedy. Ancient Greek tragedy is revealed as surprisingly modern and experimental, while such concepts as mimesis, catharsis, hubris and the tragic collision are discussed from different perspectives.

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