Tragedy : a very short introduction
Adrian Poole
Bok Engelsk 2005 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2005
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| Omfang | 147 s. : ill.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 Who needs it?; 2 Once upon a time; 3 The living dead; 4 Who's to blame?; 5 Big ideas; 6 No laughing matter; 7 Words, words, words; 8 Timing; 9 Endings; References; Further reading; Index;. - What do we mean by 'tragedy' now? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with Sophocles and Shakespeare? Addressing questions about belief, blame, revenge, pain, witnessing and ending, this book demonstrates the enduring significance of attempts to understand terrible suffering. - ;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, philo
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| ISBN | 0192802356. - 9780192802354
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