Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Question of Tragedy in the Novels of Thomas Hardy

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Kevin Taylor

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What role do novels, drama, and tragedy play within Christian thought and living? The twentieth century Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar addressed these questions using tragic drama. For him, Christ was the true tragic hero of the world who exceeded all tragic literature and experience. Balthasar demonstrated how ancient, pre-Christian tragedy and Renaissance works contained important Christian concepts, but he critiqued modern novels as failing to be either truly tragic or Christian. By examining the tragic novels of Thomas Hardy on their own terms, we have an important counterpoint to Balthasar's argument that the novel is too prosaic for theological reflection. Hardy's novels are an apt pairing for examination and critique, as they are both classically and biblically influenced, as well as contemporary.The larger implication for Balthasar's theology is that his innovations in theological aesthetics and tragedy must be expanded in the light of modernity and the tragic novel.

Author Biography:

Kevin Taylor (PhD, University of Cambridge) is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pfeiffer University, USA. He recently co-edited a collection of essays, Christian Theology and Tragedy: Theologians, Tragic Literature and Tragic Theory (Ashgate, 2011)

Release date NZ

September 26th, 2013

Author

Kevin Taylor

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

248

Dimensions

156x234x25

ISBN-13

9780567216250

Product ID

21279745

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