02241oam 2200409 450 991082536260332120230629234214.090-04-44278-2(CKB)4100000011352973(MiAaPQ)EBC6384973(EXLCZ)99410000001135297320210417d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGuilt and extenuation in tragedy variations on racinian excuses /Edward FormanLeiden, the Netherlands ;Boston, Massachusetts :BRILL,[2021]©20211 online resource (241 pages) illustrations90-04-44277-4 Includes bibliographical references and index."This comparative literary study re-evaluates the reciprocal relationship between tragic drama and current approaches to guilt and extenuation. Focussing on Racine but ranging widely, it sheds original light on tragic archetypes (Phaedra, Oedipus, Clytemnestra, Medea and others) through the lenses of performance theory and modern attitudes towards blame. Tragic drama and legal systems both aim to evaluate the merits of excuses provided on behalf of perpetrators of catastrophic acts. Edward Forman wittily and provocatively explores modern judicial concepts - diminished responsibility, provocation, trauma, ignorance, scapegoating - through the responses of characters in tragedy. Attention is paid to the way in which classical plays (ancient Greek and seventeenth-century French) have been re-interpreted in performance in the light of modern perceptions of human responsibility and helplessness"--Provided by publisher.French drama (Tragedy)History and criticismFrench dramaHistory and criticism17th centuryFrench drama (Tragedy)History and criticism.French dramaHistory and criticism842.4Forman Edward1688104MiAaPQMiAaPQUtOrBLWBOOK9910825362603321Guilt and extenuation in tragedy4062079UNINA