What is it about?
The essay explores the notion of spontaneous action in Goethe's Egmont. Spontaneity involves affirmation and is countered in the play by ressentiment. The conflict of these two relations to action is the crux of the conflict between Egmont and Alba.
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Why is it important?
The play casts a new light on the dramatic action of Goethe's play and points out a similarity to Nietzsche's thought.
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This page is a summary of: Affirmation und Ressentiment, POETICA, October 2019, Brill Deutschland GmbH,
DOI: 10.30965/25890530-04903008.
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