History and the Paradoxes of Metaphysics in Dantons Tod

History and the Paradoxes of Metaphysics in Dantons Tod is the first in-depth analysis exploring the dynamic relationship between Hegelian metaphysics and Georg Buechner’s literary masterpiece. This study illuminates the fascinating paradoxes emerging from Buechner’s portrayal of the collision of historical reality with the monumental concept of freedom developed in the monistic idealism of Hegel. It also brings to light much-neglected interconnections between Buechner’s Hegelian reading of Spinoza and his theories on nature and history.