The Philosophy of Tragedy

From Plato to Žižek

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: Julian Young ISBN: 9781107065192
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: June 28, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Julian Young
ISBN: 9781107065192
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: June 28, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

This book is a full 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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This book is a full 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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