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Sweet Violence: The Idea of the Tragic

ISBN 9780631233602

Original price $42.95 - Original price $42.95
Original price
$42.95
$42.95 - $42.95
Current price $42.95

Terry Eagleton's Tragedy provides a major critical and analytical account of the concept of 'tragedy' from its origins in the Ancient world right down to the twenty-first century.

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* A major new intellectual endeavour from one of the world's finest, and most controversial, cultural theorists.

* Provides an analytical account of the concept of 'tragedy' from its origins in the ancient world to the present day.

* Explores the idea of the 'tragic' across all genres of writing, as well as in philosophy, politics, religion and psychology, and throughout western culture.

* Considers the psychological, religious and socio-political implications and consequences of our fascination with the tragic.

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