LEADER 03114nam 2200625z 450 001 996199127503316 005 20240207202300.0 010 $a1-281-31898-1 010 $a9786611318987 010 $a1-4051-7751-9 010 $a0-470-69202-2 010 $a0-470-69130-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000536029 035 $a(EBL)351621 035 $a(OCoLC)437218839 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000261094 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11217453 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261094 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10256205 035 $a(PQKB)11314726 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC351621 035 $a(JP-MeL)3000111991 035 $a(NjHacI)991000000000536029 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000536029 100 $a20070314d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aTragedy in transition /$fedited by Sarah Annes Brown and Catherine Silverstone 210 $aMalden, MA ;$aOxford $cBlackwell Pub.$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (330 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-3546-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [287]-307) and index. 327 $aTragedy in Transition; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Introduction: Tragedy in Transition; 1: Trojan Suffering, Tragic Gods, and Transhistorical Metaphysics; 2: Hardcore Tragedy; 3: Tragedy and Disgust; 4: Tragedy and the Sign of the Eclipse; 5: Jonson's Too Roman Plays: From Julius Caesar to Sejanus and Catiline; 6: Neoclassicisms; 7: Tragedy and Exile; 8: Narratives of Tragic Empathy: Prometheus Bound and Frankenstein; 9: Tragedy and Childhood; 10: Parricide versus Filicide: Oedipus and Medea on the Modern Stage; 11: ''Suffering into Wisdom'': The Tragedy of Wilde 327 $a12: Tarzan of Athens, Dionysus in Africa: Wilson Knight and Wole Soyinka13: Postmodern Tragedy? Returning to John Ford; 14: Tragedy and the Future; Afterword: Ending Tragedy; Bibliography; Index 330 $aTragedy 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 amo 606 $aTragedy$xHistory and criticism 606 $aDrama$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aTragedy$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aDrama$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a809.9162 676 $a809/.9162 686 $a08.41$2bcl 702 $aBrown$b Sarah Annes 702 $aSilverstone$b Catherine 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996199127503316 996 $aTragedy in transition$93884015 997 $aUNISA