The author voices dissatisfaction with Mandel's conception of tragedy by A. describing in some detail how a particular genre influences the way we think about tragic literature more generally B. analyzing a work of literature in order to help us appreciate its supreme aesthetic value C. raising a pointed objection and supporting the objection with a counterexample D. quibbling with the main criteria, none of which are applicable to a particular work of literature E. cogently defending conclusions about works of tragedy that, on pain of contradiction, Mandel cannot accept