{"product_id":"tragedy-a-short-introduction-hardback-9781405130202","title":"Tragedy; A Short Introduction (Hardback) 9781405130202","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTragedy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Short Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRebecca Bushnell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405130202, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 November 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e156 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.397 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\"Rebecca Bushnell's Tragedy: A Short Introduction is a brisk guide for the student reader. Bushnell's approach is not only comparative, but even eclectic, as may befit the often rather unwieldy subject of tragedy . . . the reader will find helpful directions to further reading, but as a concise study, the real strength of this book lies in its close, attentive engagement with canonical texts.\" (Oxford Journal, 1 March 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTragedy: A Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e reinvigorates the genre for readers who are eager to embrace it, but who often find the traditional masterpieces too distant from their own language and world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers selected case studies that exemplify the compelling qualities of tragedy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews the history of tragic performance and the qualities of the classic tragic hero, and clarifies the role of plot in defining traged\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the difference between a tragedy, a catastrophe, and a mere unhappy ending\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the past and future of the tragic form\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Tragic Theaters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Tragic Form and Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Tragic Plots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Tragic Heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Tragic History and Tragic Future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlays Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437764571416,"sku":"9781405130202","price":65.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405130202.jpg?v=1784938592","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tragedy-a-short-introduction-hardback-9781405130202","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}