The Origin of German Tragic Drama

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book literary criticism philosophical work

The Origin of German Tragic Drama is Walter Benjamin’s influential 1928 philosophical and literary study that analyzes the baroque German Trauerspiel and develops key concepts in his critical theory.

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The Origin of German Tragic Drama canonical 2
Ursprung des deutschen Trauerspiels 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ
author Walter Benjamin ⓘ
authorBirthYear 1892 ⓘ
authorDeathYear 1940 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
formAnalyzed Trauerspiel ⓘ
genre aesthetics ⓘ
literary theory ⓘ
hasEnglishTranslation yes ⓘ
hasPart case studies of Trauerspiel authors ⓘ
historical analysis of baroque drama ⓘ
theoretical introduction ⓘ
influenced Benjamin scholarship ⓘ
aesthetics ⓘ
critical theory ⓘ
literary theory ⓘ
keyConcept allegory as a mode of signification ⓘ
baroque concept of sovereignty ⓘ
distinction between tragedy and Trauerspiel ⓘ
philosophy of history ⓘ
language German ⓘ
literaryFormDiscussed tragedy ⓘ
mainSubject German baroque Trauerspiel ⓘ
allegory ⓘ
baroque drama ⓘ
history ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
movementAssociatedWithAuthor Frankfurt School ⓘ
notableFor analysis of German baroque drama ⓘ
development of Benjamin’s theory of allegory ⓘ
influence on 20th-century literary criticism ⓘ
originalTitle The Origin of German Tragic Drama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ursprung des deutschen Trauerspiels
periodAnalyzed German Baroque ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Western Marxism ⓘ
critical theory ⓘ
publicationType monograph ⓘ
publicationYear 1928 ⓘ

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Walter Benjamin → notableWork → The Origin of German Tragic Drama ⓘ
Theses on the Philosophy of History → relatedWorkByAuthor → The Origin of German Tragic Drama ⓘ
The Origin of German Tragic Drama → originalTitle → The Origin of German Tragic Drama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ursprung des deutschen Trauerspiels