The metaphysical quality of the tragic : a study of Sophocles, Giraudoux, and Sartre
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The metaphysical quality of the tragic : a study of Sophocles, Giraudoux, and Sartre
（American university studies, Series III . Comparative literature ; vol. 27）
P. Lang, c1990
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-205)
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This analysis of the nature of tragedy uses the literary theory of Polish phenomenologist Roman Ingarden (1893-1970) as a point of departure. By formulating the concept of the tragic as a metaphysical quality, this work balances an attention to textual detail with an awareness of the role of the reader in concretizing a literary work of art. The significance of this concept is demonstrated in its application to readings of a Classical Greek and two twentieth-century French versions of the Electra myth, readings which pay particular attention to the interplay of the moral and aesthetic elements in these literary masterpieces.
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