Paperback • 2005 • English

Tragedy: a very short introduction

Name: Tragedy
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About the book

What do we mean by 'tragedy' in present-day usage? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with the masterpieces of Sophocles, Shakespeare and Racine? What has tragedy been made to mean by dramatists, story-tellers, critics, philosophers, politicians and journalists over the last two and a half millennia? Why do we still read, re-write, and stage these old plays? This book argues for the continuities between 'then' and 'now'. Addressing questions about ...Show more

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9780192802354

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

Tragedy

Format

Paperback

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