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. the arousal of painful emotions produces pleasure , but his idea of katharsis implied an explanation : While the arousal of pity and fear alone produces pain , pleasure comes from the purification ...
... produces a startling effect . " The third type of plot is " shocking without being tragic , for no disaster follows " ( XIV ) . Shock here implies that a character offends the moral sensibilities of the audience by knowingly choosing a ...
... produces the catharsis of tragedy may be very varied , provided that their relations to one another are correct ... produces an entirely pleasureable equilibrium , even though it includes the impulse to retreat . Retreat in this case ...
Contents
Preface | vii |
The Circle of Inquiry | 105 |
The Scope of Tragedy | 133 |
Copyright | |
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