The Origin of Tragedy
Author | : William Ridgeway |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Greek drama (Tragedy) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : William Ridgeway |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Greek drama (Tragedy) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1911 |
Genre | : Philosophy, German |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Paul Raimond Daniels |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2014-09-19 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1317548108 |
Nietzsche's philosophy - at once revolutionary, erudite and deep - reaches into all spheres of the arts. Well into a second century of influence, the profundity of his ideas and the complexity of his writings still determine Nietzsche's power to engage his readers. His first book, "The Birth of Tragedy", presents us with a lively inquiry into the existential meaning of Greek tragedy. We are confronted with the idea that the awful truth of our existence can be revealed through tragic art, whereby our relationship to the world transfigures from pessimistic despair into sublime elation and affirmation. It is a landmark text in his oeuvre and remains an important book both for newcomers to Nietzsche and those wishing to enrich their appreciation of his mature writings. "Nietzsche and The Birth of Tragedy" provides a clear account of the text and explores the philosophical, literary and historical influences bearing upon it. Each chapter examines part of the text, explaining the ideas presented and assessing relevant scholarly points of interpretation. The book will be an invaluable guide to readers in Philosophy, Literary Studies and Classics coming to "The Birth of Tragedy" for the first time.
Author | : Gerald Frank Else |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Greek drama (Tragedy) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Walter Benjamin |
Publisher | : Verso Books |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2020-05-05 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1789604737 |
The Origin of German Tragic Drama is Walter Benjamin's most sustained and original work. It begins with a general theoretical introduction on the nature of the baroque art of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, concentrating on the peculiar stage-form of royal martyr dramas called Trauerspiel. Benjamin also comments on the engravings of Durer and the theatre of Calderon and Shakespeare. Baroque tragedy, he argues, was distinguished from classical tragedy by its shift from myth into history. Georg Lukacs, an opponent of Benjamin's aesthetics, singled out The Origin of German Tragic Drama as one of the main sources of literary modernism in the twentieth century.
Author | : William Ridgeway |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781019584026 |
This book explores the origins of Greek tragedy and its evolution into a powerful art form. The author examines the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, tracing their influence on modern literature and drama. The book is an essential read for anyone studying ancient Greek literature or interested in the history of theater. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : David E. Kaiser |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780674006720 |
A re-creation of the deliberations, actions, and deceptions that brought two decades of post-World War II confidence to an end, this book offers an insight into the Vietnam War at home and abroad - and into American foreign policy in the 1960s.
Author | : Agnieszka Kotlinska-Toma |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2014-11-20 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1472524896 |
Ancient Greek tragedy is ubiquitously studied and researched, but is generally considered to have ended, as it began, in the fifth century BC. However, plays continued to be written and staged in the Greek world for centuries, enjoying a period of unprecedented popularity and changing significantly from the better known Classical drama. Hellenistic drama also heavily influenced the birth of Roman tragedy and the development of other theatrical forms and literature (including comedies, mime and Greek romance). Hellenistic Tragedy: Texts, Translations and a Critical Survey offers a comprehensive picture of tragedy and the satyr play from the fourth century BCE. The surviving fragments of this dramatic genre are presented, alongside English translations and critical analysis, as well as a survey of the main writers involved and an exploration of the genre's formation, later influence and staging. Key features of the plays are analysed through extant texts and other evidence, including plots based on contemporary political themes, mythical subjects and Biblical themes, and features of metre and language. Practical elements of Hellenistic performance are also discussed, including those which have become the hallmarks of ancient theatre: actors' costumes of long robes, kothurnoi and high onkos-masks, the theatre building and the closed stage on the logeion. Piecing together a synthetic picture of Hellenistic tragedy and the satyr play, the volume also examines the key points of departure from earlier drama, including the mass audience, the mutual influence of Greek and Eastern traditions and the changes inside the genre which prove Hellenistic drama was an important stage in the development of the European theatre.
Author | : Aristotle |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2017-03-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781544217574 |
In it, Aristotle offers an account of what he calls "poetry" (a term which in Greek literally means "making" and in this context includes drama - comedy, tragedy, and the satyr play - as well as lyric poetry and epic poetry). They are similar in the fact that they are all imitations but different in the three ways that Aristotle describes: 1. Differences in music rhythm, harmony, meter and melody. 2. Difference of goodness in the characters. 3. Difference in how the narrative is presented: telling a story or acting it out. In examining its "first principles," Aristotle finds two: 1) imitation and 2) genres and other concepts by which that of truth is applied/revealed in the poesis. His analysis of tragedy constitutes the core of the discussion. Although Aristotle's Poetics is universally acknowledged in the Western critical tradition, "almost every detail about his seminal work has aroused divergent opinions."
Author | : Eugene O'Neill |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 2022-08-10 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : |
"Desire Under the Elms" is a 1924 play by Eugene O'Neill. Like some other O'Neil's plays, "Desire Under the Elms" signifies an attempt to adapt plot elements and themes of Greek tragedy to a rural New England setting. The play was inspired by the myth of Phaedra, Hippolytus, and Theseus. Both plays are driven by a love triangle between a father, a son, and a stepmother.