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Acknowledgement and the paradox of tragedy

We offer a new answer to the paradox of tragedy. We explain part of the appeal of tragic art in terms of its acknowledgement of sad aspects of life and offer a tentative explanation of why acknowledgement is a source of pleasure.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Evers, Daan, Deng, Natalja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4732637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26855445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11098-015-0495-0
Descripción
Sumario:We offer a new answer to the paradox of tragedy. We explain part of the appeal of tragic art in terms of its acknowledgement of sad aspects of life and offer a tentative explanation of why acknowledgement is a source of pleasure.