Tragedy in TransitionSarah Annes Brown, Catherine Silverstone Tragedy in Transition is an innovative and exciting introduction to the theory and practice of tragedy.
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... metaphysical complexity . It juxtaposes physically manifest Olympian gods - Poseidon and Athena open the play ... metaphysical bafflement anticipates the entire future of the medium ; indeed , in his recent study of tragedy Eagleton ...
... metaphysical complexity . It juxtaposes physically manifest Olympian gods - Poseidon and Athena open the play ... metaphysical bafflement anticipates the entire future of the medium ; indeed , in his recent study of tragedy Eagleton ...
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... metaphysical dimension is fundamental to tragedy's " relative autonomy " - its ability to outlive historical and epistemic shifts as great as those introduced by the arrival of Christianity , the English Refor- mation , or Modernity ...
... metaphysical dimension is fundamental to tragedy's " relative autonomy " - its ability to outlive historical and epistemic shifts as great as those introduced by the arrival of Christianity , the English Refor- mation , or Modernity ...
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... metaphysical and death- focused tragic winged insect retaining the imprint of its ancient Greek religious chrysalis . It must at least address , therefore , the striking neglect of the divine , religious , metaphysical , and ...
... metaphysical and death- focused tragic winged insect retaining the imprint of its ancient Greek religious chrysalis . It must at least address , therefore , the striking neglect of the divine , religious , metaphysical , and ...
Contents
Tragedy in Transition | 1 |
Trojan Suffering Tragic Gods and Transhistorical Metaphysics | 16 |
Hardcore Tragedy | 34 |
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