Tragedy: the basics

by McEvoy, Sean

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Title Statements

Full title :Tragedy : the basics / by Sean McEvoy.

Summary

1. Greeks and Romans : classical tragedy -- 2. "When the bad bleed"? early modern English tragedy -- 3. Neo-classicism, Restoration Tragedy And Sentimentality -- 4. "From hero to victim" : romantic tragedy and after -- 5. Modernism and Tragedy -- 6. The survival of tragedy.

"Tragedy: The Basics is an accessible and up-to-date introduction to dramatic tragedy. A comprehensive guide for anyone undertaking a study of the genre, it provides a chronological overview of the genre and the history of traffic theory. Integrating a discussion of texts, contexts and theory, it explains the contextual and theoretical issues which affect the interpretation of tragedy in the context of popularly studied key plays in order to show historical change. Covering tragedy from the classics to the present day, it has a glossary of key terms, a chronology and suggestions for further reading and is an ideal starting point for anyone studying tragedy in literature or theatre studies."

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2017.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

The Physical Object

Description:Online-Ressource (1 online resource (189 Seiten)) : : Text file, PDF

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781138798908, 1138798908, 9781138798915, 1138798916, 9781315756349, 131575634X, 9781317629870, 1317629876, 9781317629894, 1317629892
DOI:10.4324/9781315756349
oclc:on1047846130

Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Drama -- History and criticism Drama -- Technique Handbooks and manuals Théâtre (Genre littéraire) -- Histoire … Théâtre (Genre littéraire) -- Technique Tragédie -- Guides, manuels, etc Tragédie -- Histoire et critique Tragedy Tragedy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Tragedy -- History and criticism Tragic, The Tragique