The Strangeness of Tragedy
| Author | : Paul Hammond |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2009-09-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199572601 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199572607 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Strangeness of Tragedy by : Paul Hammond
Download or read book The Strangeness of Tragedy written by Paul Hammond and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the theatrical and linguistic means by which the tragic protagonist is estranged from other characters and comes to occupy a singular world in which the autonomy of the individual seems uncertain, discussing plays from classical, renaissance, and neo-classical literature by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Seneca, Shakespeare, and Racine.
