Tragedy, the Greeks and Us

Resumen del libro

We might think we are through with the past, but the past isn't through with us. Tragedy permits us to come face to face with the things we don't want to know about ourselves, but which still make us who we are. It articulates the conflicts and contradictions that we need to address in order to better understand the world we live in. A work honed from a decade's teaching at the New School, where 'Critchley on Tragedy' is one of the most popular courses, Tragedy, the Greeks and Us is a compelling examination of the history of tragedy. Simon Critchley demolishes our common misconceptions about the poets, dramatists and philosophers of Ancient Greece - then presents these writers to us in an unfamiliar and original light.

Biografía del autor

Estudió Filosofía y fue profesor en universidades de Francia, Australia, Noruega, Estados Unidos y Suiza. Actualmente ocupa la cátedra Hans Jonas en la New School for Social Research de Nueva York y es director de la fundación Onassis. Es uno de los filósofos más interesantes y eclécticos del siglo xxi. En Sexto Piso hemos publicado Bowie (2016), En qué pensamos cuando pensamos en fútbol (2017) y Misticismo (2025).