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A Companion to Tragedy
Contributor(s): Bushnell, Rebecca (Editor)
ISBN: 1405192461     ISBN-13: 9781405192460
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $62.65  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Literary Criticism | Drama
Dewey: 809.251
Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture (Paperback)
Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.8" W x 9.4" (2.29 lbs) 576 pages
 
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A Companion to Tragedy is an essential resource for anyone interested in exploring the role of tragedy in Western history and culture.
  • Tells the story of the historical development of tragedy from classical Greece to modernity
  • Features 28 essays by renowned scholars from multiple disciplines, including classics, English, drama, anthropology and philosophy
  • Broad in its scope and ambition, it considers interpretations of tragedy through religion, philosophy and history
  • Offers a fresh assessment of Ancient Greek tragedy and demonstrates how the practice of reading tragedy has changed radically in the past two decades