Der Tod des Empedokles
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Der Tod des Empedokles is an unfinished philosophical tragedy by Friedrich Hölderlin that dramatizes the legendary Greek thinker Empedocles’ conflict with his community and his self-chosen death.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic work
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philosophical tragedy ⓘ unfinished play ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich Hölderlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Empedocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Citizens of Agrigentum
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Empedocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Manes NERFINISHED ⓘ Panthea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEnd | 1800 ⓘ |
| compositionStart | 1797 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Der Tod des Empedokles, first version
NERFINISHED
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Der Tod des Empedokles, second version NERFINISHED ⓘ Der Tod des Empedokles, third version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century German theatre
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philosophical interpretations of tragedy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Empedoclean philosophy
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Friedrich Schiller NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
German Idealism
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German Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Empedocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Empedocles’ break with his polis
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Empedocles’ voluntary death in Etna ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
central work in Hölderlin’s philosophical poetics
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multiple incomplete drafts ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Friedrich Hölderlin’s dramatic works ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
relationship between human and divine nature
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unity of nature and spirit ⓘ |
| publicationForm | posthumous editions ⓘ |
| setting |
Ancient Greece
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Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between individual and community
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divinity and humanity ⓘ philosophical reflection on nature ⓘ political power and exile ⓘ self-chosen death ⓘ |
| workStatus |
fragment
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unfinished ⓘ |
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