Hegel, Literature, and the Problem of Agency - Couverture souple

Speight, Allen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521796342 ISBN 13 : 9780521796347

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit has attracted much attention recently from philosophers, but none of the existing English-language books on the text addresses one of the most difficult questions the book raises: Why does the Phenomenology make such rich and provocative use of literary works and genres? Allen Speight's bold contribution to the debate on the work of Hegel argues that behind Hegel's extraordinary appeal to literature in the Phenomenology lies a philosophical project concerned with understanding human agency in the modern world. It shows that Hegel looked to three literary genres - tragedy, comedy, and the Romantic novel - as offering privileged access to three moments of human agency: retrospectivity, theatricality, and forgiveness. Taking full account of the authors whom Hegel himself refers to (Sophocles, Diderot, Schlegel, Jacobi), Allen Speight has written a book with a broad appeal to both philosophers and literary theorists.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'... the book has many virtues and will certainly help readers at various levels attain a better understanding of the Phenomenology.' Bulletin of the Hegel Society of Great Britain

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521796342
• ISBN 13: 9780521796347
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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