Hannah Arendt and the Politics of Tragedy
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: November 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780875802688
Subjects: Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; Political ideologies; Political science & theory; Theatre, drama; Tragic, The; Political Ideologies - General; Legitimacy of governments; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; POL; POL007000; History & Theory - General; Political; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Arendt, Hannah; Contributions in political sci; Political aspects
Description: "In Hannah Arendt and the Politics of Tragedy, Pirro focuses especially on the influence of Greek tragedy on Arendt's political writings. Pirro casts Arendt's political thought as tragic storytelling, crafted to inspire her audience both to appreciate political freedoms and to act on those freedoms by participating in public life.

Echoing an affinity for Greek drama common in the tradition of German philosophy and letters, Arendt draws on tragic characters, scenes, and dramatic conventions, as well as theories, to assess the maddening and often fatal contradictions of political life in modern times.".

"In providing this new avenue of approach to Arendt, Pirro shows how elements of Greek tragedy helped her grapple with the problems of modern politics in the chaos of a universe without rules. Arendt enthusiasts and readers interested in the classics and politics will find fresh ideas to consider in Hannah Arendt and the Politics of Tragedy."--BOOK JACKET.