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Beiser, Frederick
Syracuse University, New York
Print publication date: 2005 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: February 2006 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-928282-1 |
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doi:10.1093/019928282X.003.0009
Abstract: This chapter outlines Schiller’s theory of tragedy, especially his attempt to explain the problem of tragic pleasure. Schiller’s theory is placed within its historical context, especially its relation to Aristotle and the Sturm und Drang.
Keywords: sublime, tragedy, Aristotle, Sturm und Drang, tragic pleasure, Mendelssohn, 
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8 Theory of Tragedy
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