{"product_id":"tragedy-the-basics-9781138798915","title":"Tragedy The Basics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTragedy: The Basics\u003c\/em\u003e is an accessible and up-to-date introduction to dramatic tragedy. A comprehensive guide for anyone undertaking a study of the genre, it provides a chronological overview and history of tragic theory. Covering tragedy from the classics to the present day, it explains the contextual and theoretical issues which affect the interpretation of tragedy, examining popularly studied key plays in order to show historical change. Including a glossary of key terms and suggestions for further reading, \u003cem\u003eTragedy: The Basics\u003c\/em\u003e is an ideal starting point for anyone studying tragedy in literature or theatre studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Greeks and Romans: Classical Tragedy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContexts: The Festival of Dionysus at Athens \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAeschylus, \u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSophocles, \u003ci\u003eOedipus the King\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSophocles, \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuripides, \u003ci\u003eMedea\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuripides, \u003ci\u003eBacchae\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContexts: Seneca and Roman Tragedy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeneca, \u003ci\u003ePhaedra\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. ‘When the bad bleed’ ? Early Modern English Tragedy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContexts: Elizabethan Tragedy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Kyd, \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Tragedy \u003c\/i\u003eand Revenge Tragedy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristopher Marlowe, \u003ci\u003eDr Faustus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare,\u003ci\u003e Hamlet \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContexts: Jacobean Tragedy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare, \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare, \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare, \u003ci\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Webster, \u003ci\u003eThe Duchess of Malfi\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Neo-Classicism, Restoration Tragedy and Sentimentality \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContexts \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJean Racine, \u003ci\u003ePhaedra\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Dryden, \u003ci\u003eAll for Love \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Otway, \u003ci\u003eVenice Preserv’d\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. ‘From Hero to Victim’: Romantic Tragedy and After\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContexts \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeinrich von Kleist, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Homburg\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorg Büchner, \u003ci\u003eWoyzeck\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHenrik Ibsen, \u003ci\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Modernism and Tragedy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContexts \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnton Chekhov, \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEugene O’Neill, \u003ci\u003eMourning Becomes Electra\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFederico Garcia Lorca, \u003ci\u003eBlood Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBertolt Brecht, \u003ci\u003eMother Courage and her Children\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eTennessee Williams, \u003ci\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthur Miller, \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSamuel Beckett, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. The Survival of Tragedy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContexts \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Bond, \u003ci\u003eLear\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward Barker, \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony Kushner, \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaryl Churchill, \u003ci\u003eThe Skriker \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Kane\u003ci\u003e, Blasted.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019526570327,"sku":"9781138798915","price":24.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138798915.jpg?v=1750780533","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tragedy-the-basics-9781138798915","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}