Tragedy : a short introduction

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Tragedy : a short introduction

Rebecca Bushnell

(Blackwell introductions to literature)

Blackwell Pub., 2008

  • : hardcover
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hardcover ISBN 9781405130202

内容説明

Tragedy: A Short Introduction reinvigorates the genre for readers who are eager to embrace it, but who often find the traditional masterpieces too distant from their own language and world. Argues that today's most popular television shows and films thrive on the type of violence, passion, madness, and catastrophe first introduced to the stage in fifth century Athens Offers selected case studies that exemplify the compelling qualities of tragedy Reviews the history of tragic performance and the qualities of the classic tragic hero, and clarifies the role of plot in defining traged Analyzes the difference between a tragedy, a catastrophe, and a mere unhappy ending Explores the past and future of the tragic form

目次

List of Illustrations. Acknowledgments. Preface. Chapter 1. Tragic Theaters. Chapter 2. Tragic Form and Language. Chapter 3. Tragic Plots. Chapter 4. Tragic Heroes. Chapter 5. Tragic History and Tragic Future. Plays Cited. Bibliography. Index
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9781405130219

内容説明

Tragedy: A Short Introduction reinvigorates the genre for readers who are eager to embrace it, but who often find the traditional masterpieces too distant from their own language and world. * Argues that today's most popular television shows and films thrive on the type of violence, passion, madness, and catastrophe first introduced to the stage in fifth century Athens * Offers selected case studies that exemplify the compelling qualities of tragedy * Reviews the history of tragic performance and the qualities of the classic tragic hero, and clarifies the role of plot in defining traged * Analyzes the difference between a tragedy, a catastrophe, and a mere unhappy ending * Explores the past and future of the tragic form

目次

List of Illustrations. Acknowledgments. Preface. Chapter 1. Tragic Theaters. Chapter 2. Tragic Form and Language. Chapter 3. Tragic Plots. Chapter 4. Tragic Heroes. Chapter 5. Tragic History and Tragic Future. Plays Cited. Bibliography. Index

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