{"product_id":"the-death-of-empedocles-paperback","title":"The Death of Empedocles: A Mourning-Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFriedrich Hölderlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Farrell Krell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eDavid Farrell Krell\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive scholarly edition and new translation of all three versions of Hölderlin's poem, The Death of Empedocles, and his related theoretical essays.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of his final odes and hymns, Friedrich Hölderlin composed three versions of a dramatic poem on the suicide of the early Greek thinker, Empedocles of Acragas. This book offers the first complete translation of the three versions, along with translations of Hölderlin's essays on the theory of tragedy. David Farrell Krell gives readers a brief chronology of Hölderlin's life, an introduction to the life and thought of Empedocles-including Hölderlin's Empedocles-detailed explanatory notes, and an analysis of the play and the theoretical essays, allowing for a full appreciation of this classic of world literature and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Farrell Krell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University. He is the author and editor of many books, including the SUNY Press titles \u003ci\u003eThe Recalcitrant Art: Diotima's Letters to Hölderlin and Related Missives Edited and Translated by Douglas F. Kenney and Sabine Menner-Bettscheid\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eArcheticture: Ecstasies of Space, Time, and the Human Body\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNietzsche: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSon of Spirit: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131535691911,"sku":"9780791476482","price":66.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/38605fdd4b75bde8ca455873518b7b91.webp?v=1732619734","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-death-of-empedocles-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}