Tragedy: Shakespeare and the Greek Example
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0631165878 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It tackles the imaginative distance between the Greek plays and the modern reader by exploring them alongside three of Shakespeare's tragedies, "Macbeth", "Hamlet" and "King Lear", which put into bold relief, and allow us a better appreciation of, the compelling energies that are central to Greek tragedy.. How and why does tragedy matter? This book approaches the question through a close reading of Greek tragedies that is designed both for readers with Greek and those with none
"Greek drama beautifully analyzed with comparisons to Shakespeare!" according to Andrew Chilton. This is an underrated and wonderfully written book.I am an AP literature teacher with a special love for Greek and Shakespearean tragedies, so perhaps I'm a bit biased, but this is hands-down the best book I've read comparing and contrasting the two.The style is intelligent and scholarly, without being arduous, but it helps if this isn't your first book of literary criticism. After all he is a professor at Cambridge! However, there is no knowledge of Greek needed. It does focus more on Greek tragedy an