Background
Roche, Mark William was born on August 29, 1956 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jason Bernard and Joan (Murphy) Roche.
( Not just another jeremiad against prevailing isms and o...)
Not just another jeremiad against prevailing isms and orthodoxies, Why Literature Matters in the 21st Century examines literature in its connection to virtue and moral excellence. The author is concerned with literature as the teacher of virtue. The current crisis in the humanities, Mark William Roche argues, may be traced back to the separation of art and morality. (When the distinction between is and ought is leveled,” he writes, the power of the professions increases.”) The arts and humanities concern themselves with the fate and prospects of humankind. Today that fate and those prospects are under the increasing influence of technology. In a technological age, literature gains in importance precisely to the extent that our sense of intrinsic value is lost. In its elevation of play and inexhaustible meaning, literature offers a counterbalance to reason and efficiency. It helps us grasp the ways in which diverse parts form a comprehensive and complex whole, and it connects us with other ages and cultures. Not least, great literature grapples with the ethical challenges of the day.
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( "A deeply thoughtful articulation of an enduring and ap...)
"A deeply thoughtful articulation of an enduring and appealing ideal. It is an ideal with a resonance beyond the world of Catholic higher education for all in the academy who still respond to the beckoning vision of the ultimate unity of all human knowing and who view it, indeed, as a necessary inspiration if we are to succeed in according to our intellectual activities the sort of seriousness and moral significance they properly deserve." —Francis Oakley, President Emeritus, Williams College "There is a real need, indeed an absolute necessity, for a Catholic university that is true to its religious values. By so being, it makes other, non-Catholic institutions that much better." —E. Gordon Gee, Chancellor, Vanderbilt University "Dean Roche has done a rare thing. He has articulated a sharp and clear Catholic theology of Christian higher education. What has been implicit in the practice of great Catholic universities has now been made explicit in this fine essay." —Robert Benne, author of Quality with Soul: How Six Premier Colleges and Universities Keep Faith with Their Religious Traditions "Catholic identity will mean nothing in the world of higher education if it lacks a genuine intellectual dimension. Mark Roche understands that fundamental fact, tackles the problem directly, and deals with it cogently." —Philip Gleason, author of Contending with Modernity: Catholic Higher Education in the Twentieth Century
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(Not just another jeremiad against prevailing isms and ort...)
Not just another jeremiad against prevailing isms and orthodoxies, Why Literature Matters in the 21st Century examines literature in its connection to virtue and moral excellence. The author is concerned with literature as the teacher of virtue. The current crisis in the humanities, Mark William Roche argues, may be traced back to the separation of art and morality. ("When the distinction between is and ought is leveled," he writes, "the power of the professions increases.") The arts and humanities concern themselves with the fate and prospects of humankind. Today that fate and those prospects are under the increasing influence of technology. In a technological age, literature gains in importance precisely to the extent that our sense of intrinsic value is lost. In its elevation of play and inexhaustible meaning, literature offers a counterbalance to reason and efficiency. It helps us grasp the ways in which diverse parts form a comprehensive and complex whole, and it connects us with other ages and cultures. Not least, great literature grapples with the ethical challenges of the day.
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(In the first evaluation and critique of Hegel's theory of...)
In the first evaluation and critique of Hegel's theory of tragedy and comedy in any language, Mark William Roche points out the strengths and weaknesses of Hegel's positions while developing an original theory of both genres. Along with its theoretical discussions, the book weaves together in an entertaining and provocative way commentary on an array of artworks, from Greek drama to contemporary American cinema, with a particular focus on modern European and especially German drama. What emerges from this study is not only a clearer picture of Hegel's strengths and weaknesses but an original study of tragedy and comedy that will be studied along with other modern classics such as those of Peter Szondi and Northrop Frye.
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Roche, Mark William was born on August 29, 1956 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jason Bernard and Joan (Murphy) Roche.
Bachelor, Williams College, 1978. Master of Arts, University Tübingen, Germany, 1980. Master of Arts, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1982.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1984.
Assistant professor German, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1984-1990; associate professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1990-1996; chair department German, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1991-1996; Joyce professor German language and literature, U. Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, since 1996; I.A. O'Shaughnessy dean, U. Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, since 1997.
(In the first evaluation and critique of Hegel's theory of...)
( Not just another jeremiad against prevailing isms and o...)
(Not just another jeremiad against prevailing isms and ort...)
( "A deeply thoughtful articulation of an enduring and ap...)
Member Society for Philosophic Study of Contemporary Visual Arts (vice president 1990-1992).
Married Barbara Hampshire, June 13, 1981.