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The Redemption of Tragedy
- The Literary Vision of Simone Weil
Engelsk
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
185
ISBN-13:
9780791422816
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
079142281X
Udg. Dato:
13 jan 1995
Størrelse i cm:
15,7 x 23,6 x 1,8
Oplagsdato:
13 jan 1995
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The Redemption of Tragedy

- The Literary Vision of Simone Weil
Engelsk
Hardback 1995
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Simone Weil's supernaturalist interpretations of tragedy challenge not only the philosophical skepticism but also the religious rationalism characteristic of the modern age. This book boldly points out a supernaturalist alternative to contemporary, post-structuralist literary theory. This study of classical tragic drama offers a sacralizing impetus to secular discussions of literature. The book's Platonic premises and its grounding in the transcendental outlook of the religious traditions furnish a sacred illumination. Religious mystery and the cross of Christ both overshadow and deepen philosophical approaches to literary criticism, including theories of tragedy. Simone Weil's conception of tragic art, rooted in a mystical Christian metaphysics, offers original insight into the nature of tragedy. In contradiction of the prevailing secular outlook, Weil regards classical tragedy as a sacred art form. Tragic masterpieces evoke not the chaotic or irrational, as modernist interpreters hold, but rather a good which is absolute
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
185
ISBN-13:
9780791422816
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
079142281X
Udg. Dato:
13 jan 1995
Størrelse i cm:
15,7 x 23,6 x 1,8
Oplagsdato:
13 jan 1995
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