BUSHNELL REBECCA

Gebundenes Buch

A Companion to Tragedy

Beschreibung

A Companion to Tragedy is an essential resource for anyone interested in exploring the role of tragedy in Western history and culture. The Companion is based on the premise that the genre of tragedy is inseparable from history, insofar as it was born in the Greek city-state, and its life has been intertwined with the fate of dynasties, revolutions, and crises of social change. At the same time, this historical approach is complemented by consideration of philosophical and religious readings of tragedy. Featuring essays by renowned scholars from multiple disciplines, the volume is structured into two parts: the first set of essays on "tragic thought" considers interpretations of tragedy through religion, philosophy, and history; while the second set on "tragedy in history" traces the historical development of tragedy from classical Greece to modernity. Together, they demonstrate how the practice of reading tragedy has changed radically in the past two decades.

Autor

Rebecca Bushnell is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. Her previous publications include Prophesying Tragedy: Sign and Voice in Sophocles' Theban Plays (1988), Tragedies of Tyrants: Political Thought and Theater in the English Renaissance (1990), A Culture of Teaching: Early Modern Humanism in Theory and Practice (1996), and Green Desire: Imagining Early Modern English Gardens (2003).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1259g
• ISBN-13: 9781405107358
• ISBN-10: 1405107359
• Artikelnr.: 21257132

Rezensionen

"The Blackwell Companions series is intended to orientate thebeginning student in new fields of study while providing thegraduate and experienced undergraduate with current and newdirections. The present volume serves these objectives well....Bushnell's edition gives the reader a sense of the scope andfertility of the most current scholarship on the genre."(Journal of Hellenic Studies, February 2009)

"These essays, as would be expected from their authors,manifest a high standard of scholarship and familiarity withcurrent understandings.... The volume has a place on the desk ofevery reference librarian at the college and university level."Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"The arrangement of the contents and an index thatprovides coverage of all the essays, allows immediate targeting ofspecific topics and quick referencing, whilst in its entirety thebook provides an excellent survey of tragedy as it is currentlystudied. Aimed primarily at undergraduates and useful topostgraduates needing to orientate themselves in the scholarship ofthis area, this title is a useful addition to the academiclibrary." Reference Reviews