The Cambridge Introduction to Tragedy

by Jennifer Wallace

Book Overview

Tragedy is the art-form created to confront the most difficult experiences we face: death, loss, injustice, thwarted passion, despair. From ancient Greek theatre up to the most recent plays, playwrights have found, in tragic drama, a means to seek explanation for disaster. But tragedy is also a word we continually encounter in the media, to denote an event which is simply devastating in its emotional power. This introduction explores the relationship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521671493
• ISBN13: 9780521671491
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.8"