Overview

The idea of the tragic has permeated Western culture for millennia, and has been expressed theatrically since the time of the ancient Greeks. However, it was in the Europe of the twentieth century one of the most violent periods of human history that the tragic form significantly developed. 'Modern European Tragedy' examines the consciousness of this era, drawing a picture of the development of the tragic through an in-depth analysis of some of the twentieth century's most outstanding texts.

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'Cascetta offers a synoptic vision that includes many of the twentieth century's most fascinating tragic texts. Modern European Tragedy should provoke new conversations on old and important topics.' -Alan Ackerman, Professor of English, University of Toronto

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Annamaria Cascetta is a professor of theatre history and the former director of the Department of Communication and Performing Arts at the Catholic University of Milan.

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