{"product_id":"9781032013855-tragedy","title":"Tragedy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eTragedy is one of the oldest and most resilient forms of narrative. Considering texts from ancient Greece to the present day, this comprehensive introduction shows how tragedy has been re-imagined and redefined throughout Western cultural history, and is invaluable guide for anyone studying tragedy in literature or theatre studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTragedy is one of the oldest and most resilient forms of narrative. Considering texts from ancient Greece to the present day, this comprehensive introduction shows how tragedy has been re-imagined and redefined throughout Western cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTragedy offers a concise history of tragedy tracing its evolution through key plays, prose, poetry and philosophical dimensions. John Drakakis examines a wealth of popular plays, including works from the ancient Greeks, Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, Sarah Kane and Tom Stoppard. He also considers the rewriting and appropriating of ancient drama though a wide range of authors, such as Chaucer, George Eliot, Ted Hughes and Colm Tóibín. Drakakis also demystifies complex philosophical interpretations of tragedy, including those of Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Benjamin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis accessible resource is an invaluable guide for anyone studying tragedy in literature or theatre studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56517592056182,"sku":"9781032013855","price":138.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37587835_fc892431-fb18-4164-a11f-a60d4ad2be39.jpg?v=1762190234","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032013855-tragedy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}