The Tragic Absolute"This is vintage Krellhe is as always, a reader in the best sense of the word. . . ." Dennis J. Schmidt "Krell is a strong and often eloquent writer . . . I regard this to be one of his most important works. . . ." Jason M. Wirth In The Tragic Absolute, David Farrell Krell shows that German Idealist and Romantic theories of literature and aesthetic judgment, especially when it comes to tragedy, are closer to the heart of metaphysics and ethics than