The Metaphysical Quality of the Tragic : A Study of Sophokles, Giraudoux, and Sartre Hardback
by Brenda J Powell
Part of the American University Studies series
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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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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:213 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Publication Date:01/12/1989
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- ISBN:9780820410685
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:213 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Publication Date:01/12/1989
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- ISBN:9780820410685
