A Companion to Tragedy Hardcover - 2005 - 1st Edition

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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

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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. The Companion is based on the premise that the genre of tragedy is inseparable from history, insofar as it was born in the Greek city-state, and its life has been intertwined with the fate of dynasties, revolutions, and crises of social change. At the same time, this historical approach is complemented by consideration of philosophical and religious readings of tragedy.

Featuring essays by renowned scholars from multiple disciplines, the volume is structured into two parts: the first set of essays on "tragic thought" considers interpretations of tragedy through religion, philosophy, and history; while the second set on "tragedy in history" traces the historical development of tragedy from classical Greece to modernity. Together, they demonstrate how the practice of reading tragedy has changed radically in the past two decades.

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Title A Companion to Tragedy
Author Rebecca Bushnell (Editor)
Binding Hardcover
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 572
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, Williston, Vermont, U.S.A
Date 2005-07-01
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9781405107358 / 1405107359
Weight 2.54 lbs (1.15 kg)
Dimensions 9.98 x 6.86 x 1.83 in (25.35 x 17.42 x 4.65 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Tragedy - History and criticism
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004018066
Dewey Decimal Code 809.251

About the author

Rebecca Bushnell is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. Her previous publications include Prophesying Tragedy: Sign and Voice in Sophocles' Theban Plays (1988), Tragedies of Tyrants: Political Thought and Theater in the English Renaissance (1990), A Culture of Teaching: Early Modern Humanism in Theory and Practice (1996), and Green Desire: Imagining Early Modern English Gardens (2003).

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