Tragedy [[electronic resource] ] : a short introduction / / Rebecca Bushnell
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| Autore: |
Bushnell Rebecca W. <1952->
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| Titolo: |
Tragedy [[electronic resource] ] : a short introduction / / Rebecca Bushnell
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Blackwell Publishing, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (152 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 809.2512 |
| Soggetto topico: | Tragedy - History and criticism |
| Tragedy - History and criticism - Theory, etc | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Tragic Theaters; CHAPTER 2: Tragic Form and Language; CHAPTER 3: Tragic Plots; CHAPTER 4: Tragic Heroes; CHAPTER 5: Tragic History and Tragic Future; Plays Cited; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Tragedy: A Short Introduction reinvigorates the genre for readers who are eager to embrace it, but who often find the traditional masterpieces too distant from their own language and world. Argues that today's most popular television shows and films thrive on the type of violence, passion, madness, and catastrophe first introduced to the stage in fifth century Athens Offers selected case studies that exemplify the compelling qualities of tragedy Reviews the history of tragic performance and the qualities of the classic tragic hero, and clarifies the role |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Tragedy |
| ISBN: | 1-281-06919-1 |
| 9786611069193 | |
| 1-4051-3020-2 | |
| 0-470-76585-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458673403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Blackwell introductions to literature ; ; 18.