Introduction:
G.W.F. Hegel, the famous 19th Century philosophy, proclaimed that Antigone was the greatest masterpiece of all time. For Hegel, tragedy does not depict a war of good vs. evil. Rather, at its best, tragedy portrays a war of good vs. good. In a true tragedy, the audience is presented with two equally desirable, but incompatible courses of action, purposes or ideals. In this segment of the course, we will be examining this concept of tragedy in relation to Sophocles’ Antigone.
Objectives
By the end of this session, students should be able to:
Assignment: