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Truth and the comedic art /

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Truth and the comedic art /

[Book]

Michael Gelven

Albany, NY :

State University of New York Press,

[2000]

©2000

vii, 172 pages ;

24 cm

Includes index

Comic laughter -- Silvius -- Cherubino -- Lord Goring -- Folly -- Grace -- Performance -- Truth in art -- Celebration -- Fun

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"Traditional philosophy places a singular emphasis on tragedy, acting under the assumption that tragedy is more profound than comedy. Gelven argues that comedy deserves equal if not not greater attention from philosophy. Through the interpretative readings and concrete analysis of three classical works, Gelven shows that comedy provides an access to truth unavailable by any other means. Silvius in Shakespeare's As You Like It, Cherubino in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, and Lord Goring in Wilde's An Ideal Husband are examined in terms of why and how they are comic, along with how and why they are seen both as fools and yet as graced. Gelven finds that in revealing the spirit of graced folly, comedy teaches us about our own essence, the fundamental nature of our finitude. This will undoubtedly be of considerable importance not only to philosophical aestheticians or literary critics, but also for those seeking to understand the nature of truth itself."--Jacket

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus,1756-1791., Nozze di Figaro

Shakespeare, William,1564-1616., As you like it

Wilde, Oscar,1854-1900., Ideal husband

Comedy-- History and criticism

European drama (Comedy)-- History and criticism

Gelven, Michael

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[Book]

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