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.
Cuprins
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
Despre autor
Ben La Farge is Professor of Literature at Bard College, USA.
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Limba Engleză ● Format PDF ● Pagini 136 ● ISBN 9781137465689 ● Mărime fișier 0.7 MB ● Editura Palgrave Macmillan US ● Oraș New York ● Țară US ● Publicat 2014 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 4992587 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social