The Comedy of Tragedy

6 Oct 2023 - 00:00 / 6 Oct 2023 - 23:59

The Comedy of Tragedy
Friday, October 6 2023
Centre for Comparative Literature, 93 Charles Street West, Isabel Bader Theatre, 3rd  floor.

Participants will be, among others, Rebecca Comay, Martin Revermann, and Katrin Truestedt. The event will be held in person and online. For access to the Zoom-link please contact the organiser: eva.heubach@utoronto.ca

Program

10 – 11
Organizer Opening Remarks
Martin Revermann
Juxtaposition of Tragedy
and Comedy in Ancient Greek Theatre

12 – 13
Eva Heubach
Dante’s Divine Comedy – of Tragedy
Katrin Truestedt Orphelia’s Laughter: Tragedy, Comedy, and the Politics of Appearing

13 – 14
Valentin Wey
The Equivocity of Tragedy in Hegel

Colby Chubbs
Tragedy and Comedy, Left and Right, Heine and Marx

14 – 15
Rebecca Comay (Moderator)
Roundtable Discussion