The Logic of Wish and Fear: New Perspectives on Genres of Western Fiction

Part I. The Convergence of Comedy and Romance

1. Comedy’s Logic
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2. Comedy’s Intention
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3. Comic Romance
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Part II. Secular Myth

4. The Anatomy of Secular Myth
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Part III. The Pleasures of Tragedy

5. Its Genesis—Why Then?
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6. Complex Tragedy
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7. The Problem of Catharsis
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8. The Question of Fate
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9. The Tragic Flaw
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10. Syphilis and War as Substitute Fates
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11. High and Low Mimetic Tragedies
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12. Conclusion
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Keywords: Literature, Literary Theory, Philosophy, general, Literary History