Tragedy / John Drakakis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drakakis, John, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

New critical idiom

The new critical idiom

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tragedy--History and criticism.

Tragedy.

Tragedy--Philosophy.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

189 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2024.

Summary:

"Tragedy is one of the oldest and most resilient forms of narrative. Considering texts from ancient Greece to the present day, this comprehensive introduction shows how tragedy has been re-imagined and redefined throughout Western cultural history. Tragedy offers a concise history of tragedy tracing its evolution through key plays, prose, poetry, and philosophical dimensions. John Drakakis examines a wealth of popular plays, including works from the ancient Greeks, Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, Sarah Kane, and Tom Stoppard. He also considers the rewriting and appropriating of ancient drama though a wide range of authors, such as Chaucer, George Eliot, Ted Hughes, and Colm Tóibín. Drakakis also demystifies complex philosophical interpretations of tragedy, including those of Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Benjamin. This accessible resource is an invaluable guide for anyone studying tragedy in literature or theatre studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Histories, archaeologies and genealogies

Ontology and dramaturgy

The philosophy of tragedy

From action to character

Tragedy: gender, politics and aesthetics

Rethinking the tradition

Tragedy, the post-modern and the post-human

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Drakakis, John, Tragedy

ISBN:

9781032013855

1032013850

9781032013800

103201380X

OCLC:

1367981498

Publisher Number:

90101165130

40032005262