Agonalität und Menschenliebe

Gefühlspolitik im Drama des 18. Jahrhunderts

By (author) Martin Schneider

Book cover: Agonalität und Menschenliebe

Extent: 501 pages

Publisher: Brill | Fink

Subjects: Eighteenth-Century Studies, Literary Studies

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(August 2023)

ISBN: 9783770567638

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $86.00

Out of stock

The study reads 18th century drama in the context of two diverging concepts, agonality and philantropy. In an in-depth analysis of dramatic texts by Goethe, Schiller, Voltaire, Diderot and the popular sentimental comedy, the study shows how enlightenment tries to prevent the violent escalation of social conflicts by balancing agonality with the sentimental ideas of moral sense and gentle kindness.

  • By (author) Martin Schneider