Description
| Product ID: | 9781138241619 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Critical Idiom Reissued |
| Title: | Tragedy |
| Authors: | Author: Clifford Leech |
| Page Count: | 102 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Theatre studies, Literary theory, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Theatre studies, Literary theory, Literary studies: plays & playwrights |
| Description: | First published in 1969, this work examines the genre of Tragedy from its origins in ancient Greece, to the modern day. Beginning with an overview of the meaning of tragedy in Europe through the ages, it goes on to explore common aspects of tragedies such as the tragic hero, the chorus and unities, catharsis, peripeteia, anagnorisis and suffering. This book will be of interest to anyone studying European drama and literature. First published in 1969, this work examines the genre of Tragedy from its origins in ancient Greece, to the modern day. Beginning with an overview of the meaning of tragedy in Europe through the ages, it goes on to explore common aspects of tragedies such as the tragic hero, the chorus and unities, catharsis, peripeteia, anagnorisis and suffering. This book will be of interest to anyone studying European drama and literature. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-01-17 |
