Hegel, Literature, and the Problem of Agency

(Part of the Modern European Philosophy Series)

by Allen Speight

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521796342

ISBN13:9780521796347

Release Date:March 2010

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:168 Pages

Weight:0.53 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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