The Strangeness of Tragedy
Author | : Paul Hammond |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2009-09-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199572601 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199572607 |
Rating | : 4/5 (607 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Strangeness of Tragedy written by Paul Hammond and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the theatrical and linguistic means by which the tragic protagonist is estranged from other characters and comes to occupy a singular world in which the autonomy of the individual seems uncertain, discussing plays from classical, renaissance, and neo-classical literature by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Seneca, Shakespeare, and Racine.