The philosophy of tragedy : from Plato to Žižek / / Julian Young, Wake Forest University, North Carolina [[electronic resource]]
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Young Julian
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The philosophy of tragedy : from Plato to Žižek / / Julian Young, Wake Forest University, North Carolina [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina: | 809/.9162 |
| Soggetto topico: | Tragic, The |
| Tragedy | |
| Note generali: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The philosophy of tragedy |
| ISBN: | 1-316-08999-1 |
| 1-107-06519-4 | |
| 1-107-25554-6 | |
| 1-107-05787-6 | |
| 1-107-05566-0 | |
| 1-139-17723-0 | |
| 1-107-05913-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462964503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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