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Tragedy and the Tragic in German Literature, Art, and Thought (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
S D Dowden
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Description for Tragedy and the Tragic in German Literature, Art, and Thought (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Hardcover. Essays in this volume seek to clarify the meaning of tragedy and the tragic in its many German contexts, art forms, and disciplines, from literature and philosophy to music, painting, and history. Editor(s): Dowden, Stephen D.; Quinn, Thomas P. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 754.
Essays in this volume seek to clarify the meaning of tragedy and the tragic in its many German contexts, art forms, and disciplines, from literature and philosophy to music, painting, and history. The many catastrophes of German history have often been described as tragic. Consequently, German literature, music, philosophy, painting, and even architecture are rich in tragic connotations. Yet exactly what "tragedy" and "thetragic" may mean requires clarification. The poet creates a certain artful shape and trajectory for raw experience by "putting it into words"; but does putting such experience into words (or paintings or music or ... Read more
Essays in this volume seek to clarify the meaning of tragedy and the tragic in its many German contexts, art forms, and disciplines, from literature and philosophy to music, painting, and history. The many catastrophes of German history have often been described as tragic. Consequently, German literature, music, philosophy, painting, and even architecture are rich in tragic connotations. Yet exactly what "tragedy" and "thetragic" may mean requires clarification. The poet creates a certain artful shape and trajectory for raw experience by "putting it into words"; but does putting such experience into words (or paintings or music or ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571135858
SKU
V9781571135858
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99-15
About S D Dowden
STEPHEN D. DOWDEN is Professor of Germanic Languages and Chair of the European Cultural Studies Program at Brandeis University.
Reviews for Tragedy and the Tragic in German Literature, Art, and Thought (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
A well-rounded collection [that] features nuanced ruminations on the manifold meanings of tragedy and the tragic in German culture from the Enlightenment through the Holocaust and its aftereffects. The topics . . . are eclectic but not eccentric, with most falling into one or more long-standing intellectual traditions of German intellectual history. . . . The broad framework allows the ... Read more