Tragic Modernities
| Author | : Miriam Leonard |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 221 |
| Release | : 2015-06-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674743939 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674743938 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Tragic Modernities by : Miriam Leonard
Download or read book Tragic Modernities written by Miriam Leonard and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
