{"product_id":"the-cambridge-introduction-to-tragedy-hardback-9780521855396","title":"The Cambridge Introduction to Tragedy (Hardback) 9780521855396","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to Tragedy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn introductory study into tragedy in drama and literature, and in the real world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJennifer Wallace (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521855396, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 May 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages, 10 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 2.1 cm, 0.538 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The coverage is comprehensive and the writing is of a high quality and clear.' Teaching Drama\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTragedy 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 between tragic experience and tragic representation. After giving an overview of the tragic theatre canon - including chapters on the Greeks, Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, post-colonial drama, and Beckett - it also looks at the contribution which philosophers have brought to this subject, before ranging across other art-forms and areas of debate. The book is unique in its chronological range, and brings a wide spectrum of examples, from both literature and life, into the discussion of this emotional and frequently controversial subject.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Approaching the subject\u003cbr\u003e 2. Tragic drama: 2.1. The Greeks\u003cbr\u003e 2.2. Seneca and Racine\u003cbr\u003e 2.3. Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e 2.4. Romantic tragedy: Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov\u003cbr\u003e 2.5. American tragedy\u003cbr\u003e 2.6. Postcolonial tragedy\u003cbr\u003e 2.7. Beckett\u003cbr\u003e Case studies 1: Physical violence and dismemberment\u003cbr\u003e Case studies 2: Language\u003cbr\u003e 3. Tragic theory: 3.1. Aristotle\u003cbr\u003e 3.2. Hegel\u003cbr\u003e 3.3. Nietzsche\u003cbr\u003e 3.4. Kierkegaard\u003cbr\u003e 3.5. Camus\u003cbr\u003e 3.6. Girard\u003cbr\u003e Case studies 1: Fate\u003cbr\u003e Case studies 2: Politics\u003cbr\u003e Case studies 3: Gender\u003cbr\u003e 4. Non-dramatic tragedy: 4.1. Visual culture\u003cbr\u003e 4.2. Novel\u003cbr\u003e 4.3. Film\u003cbr\u003e 4.4. Psychoanalysis\u003cbr\u003e 4.5. Theology\u003cbr\u003e 5. Coda: Tragic sites\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265258606872,"sku":"9780521855396","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521855396i.jpg?v=1692021043","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-introduction-to-tragedy-hardback-9780521855396","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}