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The Origin of German Tragic Drama (Radical Thinkers)

The Origin of German Tragic Drama (Radical Thinkers)
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Cited by LukÃ¡cs as a principal source of literary modernism, Walter Benjaminâ€™s study of the baroque stage-form called Trauerspiel (literally, â€œmourning playâ€) is the most complete document of his prismatic literary and philosophical practice. Engaging with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century German playwrights as well as the plays of Shakespeare and CalderÃ³n and the engravings of DÃ¼rer, Benjamin attempts to show how the historically charged forms of the Trauerspiel broke free of tragedyâ€™s mythological timelessness. From its philosophical prologue, which offers a rare account of Benjaminâ€™s early aesthetics, to its mind-wrenching meditation on allegory, The Origin of German Tragic Drama sparkles with early insights and the seeds of Benjaminâ€™s later thought.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781844673483
Color White
ReleaseDate 2009-06-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781844673483

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