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TRAGEDY IN TRANSITION
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| By: |
Sarah Annes Brown (Editor), Catherine Silverstone (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405135468 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405135467 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
13 November, 2007 |
| Pages: |
328 |
| Description: |
Tragedy in Transition is an innovative and exciting volume that explores the theory and practice of tragedy from the Greek tragedians to the present day, tracing important developments, continuities and discontinuities in the tragic tradition and exploring the afterlives of some of the most resonant tragic narratives. |
| Synopsis: |
Tragedy in Transition is an innovative and exciting introduction to the theory and practice of tragedy. * Looks at a broad range of topics in the field of tragedy in literature, from ancient to contemporary times * Explores the links between writers from different times and cultures * Focuses on the reception of classical texts in subsequent literatures, and discusses their treatment in a range of media * Surveys the lasting influence of the most resonant narratives in tragedy * Contemplates exciting and unexpected combinations of text and topic among them the relationship between tragedy and childhood, science fiction, and the role of the gods |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
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Returnable |