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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792114403321

Autore

Poole Adrian

Titolo

Tragedy : a very short introduction / / Adrian Poole

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Oxford] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005

ISBN

0-19-151657-0

1-281-34660-8

9786611346607

1-4356-0548-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 147 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Very short introductions

Disciplina

809/.9162

Soggetti

Tragedy

Tragic, The

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-140) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Who needs it? -- Once upon a time -- The living dead -- Who's to blame? -- Big ideas -- No laughing matter -- Words, words, words -- Timing -- Endings.

Sommario/riassunto

What has tragedy been made to mean by dramatists, story-tellers critics, philosophers, politicians, and journalists? This work shows the relevance of tragedy to the modern world, and extends beyond drama and literature into visual art and everyday experience.