Poetics of History places Rousseau at the origin of modern speculative philosophy by showing that his thinking on the theater, despite its dependence on a false and conventional reading of Aristotle, nonetheless articulates a radical thinking of originary mimesis, and, well before Hegel, an understanding of catharsis as Aufhebung. Publisher: Fordham University Press Author(s): Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe Translator: Jeff Fort Number of pages: 176 Publication date: 2019 Dimensions: 132 x 197 x 18 Cover type: Hardback