A full survey of the philosophy of tragedy from antiquity to the present. Since Aristotle, philosophers have asked: why do we value tragedy? Some point to a certain pleasure that results from tragedy, others to the knowledge we gain from tragedy - of psychology, ethics, freedom …
Discusses the relationship (or the lack of one) between Holocaust literature and theories of tragedy, and examines Christianity's influence on tragedy and tragic theory, as well as the impact of Christianity on the reading of Holocaust literature. Focuses, especially, on the inc…
"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, conte…
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. "Tr…
"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, conte…
Greeks and Romans: Classical Tragedy -- "When the bad bleed"? Early Modern English Tragedy -- Neo-Classicism, Restoration Tragedy and Sentimentality -- "From Hero to Victim": Romantic Tragedy and After -- Modernism and Tragedy -- The Survival of Tragedy -- Conclusion -- Glossary…
"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, conte…
"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, conte…
Why does tragedy give pleasure? Why do people who are neither wicked nor depraved enjoy watching plays about suffering or death? A.D. Nuttall's work offers answers to this perennial question.
"Why does tragedy give pleasure? Why do people who are neither wicked nor depraved enjoy watching plays about suffering and death? Is it because we see horrific matter controlled by majestic art? Or because tragedy actually reaches out to the dark side of human nature? A.D. Nutt…
"Why does tragedy give pleasure? Why do people who are neither wicked nor depraved enjoy watching plays about suffering and death? Is it because we see horrific matter controlled by majestic art? Or because tragedy actually reaches out to the dark side of human nature? A.D. Nutt…