Tragedy and comedy : a systematic study and a critique of Hegel

Author(s)

• Roche, Mark William

Bibliographic Information

Tragedy and comedy : a systematic study and a critique of Hegel

Mark William Roche

（SUNY series in Hegelian studies）

State University of New York Press, c1998

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-439) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In the first evaluation and critique of Hegel's theory of tragedy and comedy in any language, Mark William Roche points out the strengths and weaknesses of Hegel's positions while developing an original theory of both genres. Along with its theoretical discussions, the book weaves together in an entertaining and provocative way commentary on an array of artworks, from Greek drama to contemporary American cinema, with a particular focus on modern European and especially German drama. What emerges from this study is not only a clearer picture of Hegel's strengths and weaknesses but an original study of tragedy and comedy that will be studied along with other modern classics such as those of Peter Szondi and Northrop Frye.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Abbreviations, Translations, Gender 1 Introduction Historical Considerations in Generic Studies Systematic Considerations in Generic Studies Hegel and Intersubjectivity Art and Truth Art and History Art and Emotions Drama, Novel, and Film Framework of This Study A Note to the Reader 2 A Study of Tragedy The Tragedy of Self-Sacrifice (1) The Tragedy of Stubbornness (2a) The Tragedy of Opposition (2b) The Tragedy of Awareness (3) The Drama of Suffering Paratragedy or the Tragedy of Suffering Heuristic Value and Elaboration Schiller's "Don Carlos" Bolt's and Joffe's "The Mission' 3 A Study of Comedy Hegel on Comedy The Comedy of Coincidence (1) The Comedy of Reduction (2a) The Comedy of Negation (2b) The Comedy of Withdrawal (2c) The Comedy of Intersubjectivity (3) The Comedy of Absolute Irony and the Hermeneutics of Interpretation Elaboration Hofmannsthal's "The Difficult Man" More Difficult Cases 4 On the Drama of Reconciliation Tragedy, Comedy, Reconciliation Speculative Drama Melodrama, the Problem Play, and the Drama of Reconciliation Neighboring Terms, Forms, and Issues Hitchcock's "I Confess" Contradictions in Aristotle and Hegel Post-Hegelian Discussions of the Drama Reconciliation Varieties of Sublation Tragedy versus Reconciliation 5 The Dialectic of Genre—or: Transitions and Interrelations Comedy as the Truth of Tragedy Transitions Interrelations between Tragic and Comic Subgenres 6 Tragedy and Comedy Today The Disappearance of Tragedy Comedy, Despair, Finitude Comedy and the Negation of Negativity Comic Harmony and Cooperation 7 Afterword An Invitation for Further Work Appendix A. Tragedy Appendix B. Comedy Appendix C. Drama of Reconciliation Notes Works Cited Index

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• NCID: BA33959488
• ISBN:
  • 0791435458
  • 0791435466
• LCCN: 97000986
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Albany, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 450 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PN1892
  • DC21 : 808.2/512
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Tragedy
  • LCSH : Comedy
  • LCSH : Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831 -- Aesthetics
  • LCSH : Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0013132X