Tragedy: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Tragedy: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192802354

ISBN-10: 0192802356

ISBN-13: 9780192802354

Edition: 2005

Authors: Adrian Poole

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To your local anchorperson, the word "tragedy" brings to mind an accidental fire at a low-income apartment block, the horrors of a natural disaster, or atrocities occurring in distant lands. To a classicist however, the word brings to mind the masterpieces of Sophocles, Shakespeare, and Racine; beautiful dramas featuring romanticized torment. What has tragedy been made to mean by dramatists, storytellers, 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 lively and engaging work presents an entirely unique approach which shows the relevance of tragedy to today's world, and extends beyond drama…

Book details

List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/20/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



Acknowledgements


List of illustrations


Introduction



Who needs it?



Once upon a time



The living dead



Who's to blame?



Big ideas



No laughing matter



Words, words, words



Timing



Endings


References


Further reading


Index