Weighing Delight and Dole: A Study of Comedy, Tragedy, and AnxietyThis work establishes a concept of anxiety reduction which is applied to a discussion of the literature on comedy and tragedy in order to propose new definitions of these genres. The results of this theoretical treatment are then employed in analyses of works of Shakespeare, Schiller, Buchner, Lessing, Cary, De Vries and Kafka." |
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... Danton's demise , and then , after his arrest , to slam the lid 12 of iron - clad necessity . Danton is offered the opportunity to avoid the catastrophe through flight and even commences his escape before turning back . The spectator is ...
... Danton's demise , and then , after his arrest , to slam the lid 12 of iron - clad necessity . Danton is offered the opportunity to avoid the catastrophe through flight and even commences his escape before turning back . The spectator is ...
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... Danton : " Lost ! " ( 1.1.p.9 ) 14 Thus Danton is in some sense doomed from the beginning by his inability to love , whether his speech can be applied to all of humanity , as he sees it , or primarily to himself . His subsequent ...
... Danton : " Lost ! " ( 1.1.p.9 ) 14 Thus Danton is in some sense doomed from the beginning by his inability to love , whether his speech can be applied to all of humanity , as he sees it , or primarily to himself . His subsequent ...
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... Danton's inner , passive anxiety defenses of cynicism and boredom . In view of the emphasis on guilt along with pity and fear in this work , it is important to consider what role comic elements play in alleviating such heavy tones ...
... Danton's inner , passive anxiety defenses of cynicism and boredom . In view of the emphasis on guilt along with pity and fear in this work , it is important to consider what role comic elements play in alleviating such heavy tones ...
Contents
Comedy | 47 |
Tragedy | 81 |
Grief and Another Delay Theory Hamlet | 115 |
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