Tragic plots : a new reading from Aeschylus to Lorca
"This book offers a wide-ranging account of tragic drama from the Greeks to Arthur Miller. It puts forward a bold argument about the recurrent concerns of tragedy, and proposes to uncover the archetypal tragic plot that emerges at key points of historical transition. It traces this plot through diverse formations in Athens, Renaissance England and the modern world, and offers detailed analysis of over twenty plays. The needs of the first-time reader are not forgotten, while challenging new light is thrown on each period." "There is substantial discussion of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Lorca and Miller, along with briefer consideration of the Senecan tradition, Yeats, Synge, O'Neill and T.S. Eliot."
Criticism, interpretation, etc
248 pages ; 24 cm.
9780754602477, 0754602478
44802898
Introduction
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
Revenge and the Machiavel
Shakespeare
Ibsen and Strindberg
Lorca
Tragedy and the historical moment