Tragedy : a very short introduction / Adrian Poole.

By:

Poole, Adrian

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TextSeries: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: 147 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:

9780192802354 (alk. paper)

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Contents:

Who needs it? -- Once upon a time -- The living dead -- Who's to blame? -- Big ideas -- No laughing matter -- Words, words, words -- Timing -- Endings.

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?

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	Main	RTC Library Main opac		Main TEST		809.91 POO					Available			30009007

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-140) and index.

Who needs it? -- Once upon a time -- The living dead -- Who's to blame? -- Big ideas -- No laughing matter -- Words, words, words -- Timing -- Endings.

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?