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Tragedy and Fear: Why Modern Tragic Drama Fails

Tragedy and Fear: Why Modern Tragic Drama Fails

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ISBN10: 0807898031
ISBN13: 9780807898031
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: May 15 2011
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.25
Language: English
This study of the relationship between the world-view in modern serious playwriting and the effectiveness of modern attempts at tragic drama is also an examination of the perennial problem of tragic spirit: is tragedy optimistic or pessimistic? This provocative and stimulating book is the first detailed analysis of whether tragedy hints at hope or acts out dread.

Originally published in 1971.

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