Tragic Modernities

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.

About the author

Miriam Leonard is Professor of Greek Literature and Its Reception at University College London.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Mairiam Leonard, Miriam Leonard, Leonard Miriam
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.06.2015
• EAN: 9780674743939
• ISBN: 978-0-674-74393-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Cultural Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: plays and playwrights