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Author:   John Drakakis
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032013855

ISBN 10:   1032013850
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   16 August 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Dedication Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Myth and tragedy Tragedy, myth and ritual Tragedy and pleasure Chapter 2. Histories, archaeologies and genealogies Aristotle’s Poetics Fate, fortune and providence Chapter 3. Ontology and dramaturgy Radical tragedy Tragedy after the Renaissance Chapter 4. The philosophy of tragedy The sublime Schiller on tragedy Hegel on tragedy Bradley on Hegel Nietzsche on tragedy Beyond Nietzsche Chapter 5. From action to character Freud, Oedipus and Hamlet Tragedy and the linguistic turn Chapter 6. Tragedy: gender, politics and aesthetics Tragedy and violence Aesthetics Chapter 7. Rethinking the tradition Dismantling tragedy Brecht against Aristotle Saint Joan of the Stockyards. Mother Courage and Gallileo Chapter 8. Tragedy, the post-modern and the post-human Anti-humanism and post-humanism Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot Sarah Kane: Phaedra’s Love (1996) Twenty-first century tragedy: Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt Chapter 9. Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index

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John Drakakis is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Stirling. His publications include Shakespeare’s Resources (2022), Alternative Shakespeares, Second Edition (2002), and Tragedy (co-edited with Naomi Conn Liebler 1998).

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