Hegel, Literature, and the Problem of Agency (Modern European Philosophy) - Softcover

Speight, Allen

 
9780521796347: Hegel, Literature, and the Problem of Agency (Modern European Philosophy)

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A study of Hegel's appeal to literature in the Phenomenology of Spirit.

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'... 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

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Speight argues that behind Hegel's appeal to literature in the Phenomenology of Spirit lies a concern with understanding human agency in the modern world. 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.

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