Origin of Tragedy - With Special Reference to the Greek Tragedians

Klappentext First published in 1910, this book presents a detailed account regarding the birth of tragedy by the renowned classical scholar William Ridgeway. Zusammenfassung First published in 1910, this book presents a detailed account regarding the birth of tragedy by the renowned classical scholar Sir William Ridgeway (1858–1926). Ridgeway develops the viewpoint that the origins of tragedy can be found 'in the worship of the dead'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The origin of tragedy; 2. The rise of Attic tragedy; 3. Primitive dramas among Asiatic peoples; 4. Survivals of the primitive type in extant Greek tragedies; 5. The expansion of tragedy; Index.

Product details

• Authors: William Ridgeway, Ridgeway William
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781107554269
• ISBN: 978-1-107-55426-9
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval