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050 4 $aJC251.A74$bP56 2001
082 00 $a320.5/092$221
100 1 $aPirro, Robert Carl.
245 10 $aHannah Arendt and the politics of tragedy
/$cRobert C. Pirro.
260 $aDeKalb :$bNorthern Illinois University
Press,$cc2001.
300 $a224 p. ;$c23 cm.
520 1 $a"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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p.
[213]-220) and index.
600 10 $aArendt, Hannah$xContributions in political
science.
650 0 $aLegitimacy of governments.
650 0 $aTragic, The$xPolitical aspects.
