Tragedy and Tragic Theory: An Analytical GuideComprehending tragedy has been a major philosophical and critical preoccupation in Western thought. Whether concerned with the generic problem of definition or with tragedy in the context of specific writers or periods, books with multiple and often conflicting perspectives abound. In an effort to bring order to the explanations over two millennia, Tragedy and Tragic Theory lucidly analyzes the principal ideas about tragedy from Plato to the present. |
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An Analytical Guide Richard H. Palmer. Chapter Outline Introduction : The Problem of Understanding Tragedy A. Problems of Defining Tragedy 1. Universalism 2. Depreciation 3. Formalism 4. Relativism B. Methodology 1. A Definition of ...
... problem by treating " irrational " emotional responses in " scientific " terms , theorists since the early ... problem that is capable of resolution . A more modern restatement of this is Richmond Hathorn's insistence that tragedy deals ...
... problem . In Murder in the Cathedral , the only " suffering " shown by Becket ensues from fear that his desire for martyrdom may corrupt its accomplishment . Becket resolves this problem offstage and presents his conclusion in the ...
Contents
Preface | vii |
The Circle of Inquiry | 105 |
The Scope of Tragedy | 133 |
Copyright | |
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