| Hegel, Literature, and the Problem of Agency Contributor(s): Speight, Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521796342 ISBN-13: 9780521796347 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $38.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: Allen Speight argues that behind Hegel's extraordinary appeal to literature in the Phenomenology of Spirit 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 that Hegel himself refers to (Sophocles, Diderot, Schlegel, Jacobi), Allen Speight has written a book with a broad appeal to both philosophers and literary theorists. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 193 |
| LCCN: 00059879 |
| Lexile Measure: 1730 |
| Series: Modern European Philosophy (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6" W x 9" (0.56 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Germany |