Moving effortlessly from Greek to Shakespearean tragedies, to nineteenth and twentieth-century British, American and Russian drama, and fiction and contemporary television, this study sheds new light on the art of comedy.
Table des matières
Preface PART I: THE CONVERGENCE OF COMEDY AND ROMANCE 1. Comedy’s Logic 2. Comedy’s Intention 3. Comic Romance PART II: SECULAR MYTH 4. The Anatomy of Secular Myth PART THREE: THE PLEASURES OF TRAGEDY 5. Genesis – Why Then? 6. Complex Tragedy 7. The Problem of Catharsis 8. The Question of Fate 9. The Tragic Flaw 10. Syphilis and War as Substitute Fates 11. High and Low Mimetic Tragedies Conclusion
A propos de l’auteur
Ben La Farge is Professor of Literature at Bard College, USA.
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Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 136 ● ISBN 9781137465689 ● Taille du fichier 0.7 MB ● Maison d’édition Palgrave Macmillan US ● Lieu New York ● Pays US ● Publié 2014 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 4992587 ● Protection contre la copie DRM sociale