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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... Person " of the humorist moves the accent from ego to superego . Who is this " Person " ? Freud knows that this concept has far - reaching consequences for the nature of ego and superego . Thus he re- states his movement in terms of ...
... Person " of the humorist moves the accent from ego to superego . Who is this " Person " ? Freud knows that this concept has far - reaching consequences for the nature of ego and superego . Thus he re- states his movement in terms of ...
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... person would be satisfied with that under the circumstances ( 2.9 ) . While Minna with every reason to be jealous is ... person to be so without cause ; anyone can be jealous with cause . The question is why the jealous person is deter ...
... person would be satisfied with that under the circumstances ( 2.9 ) . While Minna with every reason to be jealous is ... person to be so without cause ; anyone can be jealous with cause . The question is why the jealous person is deter ...
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... person cannot be trusted any- way . Hence the suspicions of the jealous person , who wants to find unfaithfulness as a justification for the emotional bar- 22 riers he has erected . If he then in fact finds unfaithful- ness , as ...
... person cannot be trusted any- way . Hence the suspicions of the jealous person , who wants to find unfaithfulness as a justification for the emotional bar- 22 riers he has erected . If he then in fact finds unfaithful- ness , as ...
Contents
Comedy | 47 |
Tragedy | 81 |
Grief and Another Delay Theory Hamlet | 115 |
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