Tragedy : a short introduction / Rebecca Bushnell.
Tragedy : a short introduction / Rebecca Bushnell.
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Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N809.2512/7
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English
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ix, 142 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Tragic Theaters -- 2. Tragic Form and Language -- 3. Tragic Plots -- 4. Tragic Heroes -- 5. Tragic History and Tragic Future -- Plays Cited.
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Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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"Though classical tragedy may seem foreign to the contemporary reader, 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. Far from being outdated, the themes of conflict in the writings of Sophocles, Shakespeare, and Racine remain a...
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Tragedy : a short introduction / Rebecca Bushnell.
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Blackwell introductions to literature.
Blackwell introductions to literature ; 18.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N809.2512/7
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74VK3OO6v2DA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3OO6v2DA
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1405130210 (pbk.) :
9781405130202 (hbk.) :
1405130202 (hbk.) :
9781405130219 (pbk.) :
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809.2512
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991023738349702626
