Hegel, Literature, and the Problem of Agency

by Allen Speight

Book Overview

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"