Hegel, Literature, and the Problem of Agency

Auteur: Speight, Allen (Boston University)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
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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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.
ISBN / EAN 9780521791847
Auteur Speight, Allen (Boston University)
Editeur Cambridge University Press