Tragic Modernities
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Ancient & Classical, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Modern
| Author: | Miriam Leonard | ISBN: | 9780674286948 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | June 8, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Miriam Leonard |
| ISBN: | 9780674286948 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | June 8, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Under the microscope of recent scholarship the universality of Greek tragedy has started to fade, as particularities of Athenian culture have come into focus. Miriam Leonard contests the idea of the death of tragedy and argues powerfully for the continued vitality and viability of Greek tragic theater in the central debates of contemporary culture.
Under the microscope of recent scholarship the universality of Greek tragedy has started to fade, as particularities of Athenian culture have come into focus. Miriam Leonard contests the idea of the death of tragedy and argues powerfully for the continued vitality and viability of Greek tragic theater in the central debates of contemporary culture.
