Bushnell, Rebecca
A Companion to Tragedy
A Companion to Tragedy is an essential resource for anyone interested in exploring the role of tragedy in Western history and culture.
- Tells the story of the historical development of tragedy from classical Greece to modernity
- Features essays by renowned scholars from multiple disciplines, including classics, English, drama, anthropology and philosophy
- Broad in its scope and ambition, it considers interpretations of tragedy through religion, philosophy and history
- Offers a fresh assessment of Ancient Greek tragedy and demonstrates how the practice of reading tragedy has changed radically in the past two decades
Keywords: LITERARY CRITICISM / General LIT000000
- Author(s)
- Bushnell, Rebecca
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 556 pages
- Category
- Litterary Studies
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781405141420
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405107358