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Book SynopsisTragedy plays a central role in Hegel's early writings on theology and politics. Hegel's overarching aim in these texts is to determine the kind of mythology that would best complement religious and political freedom in modernity. This book deals with this role.
Trade ReviewWake's book is provocative and helpful because it sharpens appreciation of the complexity of the material in the ETW; it brings into focus tensions and contradictions in the texts. It contributes to the recognition of the subtlety and enduring importance of this early work.
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Monotheism of Reason and the Heart, Polytheism of the Imagination and Art
Part I. Positivity and the Concrete Idea of Freedom
1. Positivity and Historical Reversal
2. On Expansion
Part II. The Spirit of Withdrawal
3. The Idea of Freedom as Independence
4. Withdrawal and Exile
5. Dialectic of Love
Conclusion: Comedy, Subjectivity, and the Negative
Notes
Bibliography
Index
