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Tragedy in Transition

ISBN: 978-0-470-69130-4
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328 pages
April 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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Tragedy 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 among them the relationship between tragedy and childhood, science fiction, and the role of the gods