Event · Binghamton University
David E. Wellbery, "Hamlet and Faust: On the Anthropology of Tragedy" (Wells Memorial Lecture)
Hosted by Harpur Edge
Event Overview: The Larry Wells Memorial Lecture is an annual lecture series organized by the Department of German & Russian Studies. This year we will be hosting one of Binghamton University's most eminent alumni, Prof. David Wellbery (class of '69), who will speak about several important connections between two foundational works of literature: Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"" and Goethe's ""Faust."" Lecture Description: Throughout his adult life, Goethe held to the theory of tragedy expressed in his early essay in praise of Shakespeare. That theory is “anthropological” in the sense that it conceives the tragic process as the expression of a fundamental tension inherent in human experience. The…
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