Tragedy : a very short introduction /

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Author / Creator:	Poole, Adrian.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Very short introductions Very short introductions.
Subject:	Tragedy. Tragic, The. Tragedy. Tragic, The. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11155834

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ISBN:	9780191516573 0191516570 9786611346607 6611346600 9780191577628 0191577626 9781435605480 1435605489 9780192802354 0192802356 1281346608 9781281346605 9780191775543 0191775541
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-140) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	What do we mean by 'tragedy' now? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with Sophocles and Shakespeare? Addressing questions about belief, blame, revenge, pain, witnessing and ending, this book demonstrates the enduring significance of attempts to understand terrible suffering. - ;What do we mean by 'tragedy' in present-day usage? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with the masterpieces of Sophocles, Shakespeare and Racine? What has tragedy been made to mean by dramatists, story-tellers, critics, philo.
Other form:	Print version: Poole, Adrian. Tragedy. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2005 0192802356 9780192802354

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