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| Tragedy: Tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis. The term can also refer to hopeless situations in everyday life. See also Catharsis._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Ancient Philosophy on Tragedy - Dictionary of Arguments
Gadamer I 134 Tragedy/Ancient Philosophy/Gadamer: What is reflected in the reflection on the tragic from Aristotle up to the present is certainly not an unchangeable being. That the nature of tragedy is presented in a unique way in the Attic tragedy is no doubt - and different for Aristotle, for whom Euripides was the most "tragic"(1) different for the one, for example, to whom Aeschylus reveals the true depth of the tragic phenomenon - but even more different for the one who thinks of Shakespeare or Hebbel. Such a change, however, does not simply mean that the question of the unified nature of the tragedy becomes irrelevant, but on the contrary, that the phenomenon presents itself in its outline, condensed into a historical unity. >Tragedy/Kierkegaard, >Tragedy/Aristotle. 1. Arist. Poet. 13, 1453 a 29._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Ancient Philosophy Gadamer I Hans-Georg Gadamer Wahrheit und Methode. Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik 7. durchgesehene Auflage Tübingen 1960/2010 Gadamer II H. G. Gadamer The Relevance of the Beautiful, London 1986 German Edition: Die Aktualität des Schönen: Kunst als Spiel, Symbol und Fest Stuttgart 1977 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27