Enjoyment From Laughter to Delight in Philosophy, Literature, the Fine Arts, and Aesthetics / edited by Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka.

Philosophy, art criticism and popular opinion all seem to treat the aesthetics of the comic as lightweight, while the tragic seems to be regarded with greater seriousness. Why this favouring of sadness over joy? Can it be justified? What are the criteria by which the significance of comedy can be es...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1998.
Edition:1st ed. 1998.
Series:Analecta Husserliana, The Yearbook of Phenomenological Research ; 56
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