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Truth and the Comedic Art

Name: Truth and the Comedic Art
Brand: State University of New York Press
SKU: 04700934
Price: 34.39 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Michael Gelven
ISBN: 9780791446645

Michael Gelven

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English

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Libristo code: 04700934

Publishers State University of New York Press, September 2000

Traditional philosophy places a singular emphasis on tragedy, acting under the assumption that trage... Full description

Libristo code: 04700934

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Traditional philosophy places a singular emphasis on tragedy, acting under the assumption that tragedy is more profound than comedy. Gelven argues that comedy deserves equal if not greater attention from philosophy. Through the interpretative readings and concrete analysis of three classical works, Gelven shows that comedy provides an access to truth unavailable by any other means. Silvius in Shakespeares's As You Like It, Cherubino in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, and Lord Goring in Wilde's An Ideal Husband are examined in terms of why and how they are comic, along with how and why they are seen both as fools and yet as graced. Gelven finds that in revealing the spirit of graced folly, comedy teaches us about our own essence, the fundamental nature of our finitude. This will undoubtedly be of considerable importance not only to philosophical aestheticians or literary critics, but also for those seeking to understand the nature of truth itself.