Tragedy is one of the oldest and most resilient forms of narrative. Considering texts from ancient Greece to the present day, this comprehensive introduction shows how tragedy has been re-imagined and redefined throughout Western cultural history.
Tragedy offers a concise history of tragedy tracing its evolution through key plays, prose, poetry and philosophical dimensions. John Drakakis examines a wealth of popular plays, including works from the ancient Greeks, Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, Sarah Kane and Tom Stoppard. He also considers the rewriting and appropriating of ancient drama though a wide range of authors, such as Chaucer, George Eliot, Ted Hughes and Colm Tóibìn.
Drakakis also demystifies complex philosophical interpretations of tragedy, including those of Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Benjamin.
This accessible resource is an invaluable guide for anyone studying tragedy in literature or theatre studies.
| ISBN: | 9781032013800 |
| Publication date: | 16th August 2023 |
| Author: | John Drakakis |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Series: | The New Critical Idiom |
| Genres: |
Comparative literature Philosophy: aesthetics Theatre studies |
Tragedy is one of the oldest and most resilient forms of narrative. Considering texts from ancient Greece to the present day, this comprehensive introduction shows how tragedy has been re-imagined and redefined throughout Western cultural history.Tragedy offers a concise history of tragedy tracing its evolution through key plays, prose, poetry and philosophical dimensions.
Tragedy features in the following genres: Comparative literature, Philosophy: aesthetics, Theatre studies
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Tragedy was written by John Drakakis and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Tragedy has 192 pages
Yes it is part of The New Critical Idiom series
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