Tragedy: A Very Short Introduction

What do we mean by 'tragedy' now? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with Sophocles and Shakespeare? Addressing questions about belief, blame, revenge, pain, witnessing and ending, this book demonstrates the enduring significance of attempts to understand terrible suffering.

• | By (Author): Adrian (Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge) Poole
• | Series: Very Short Introductions
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 11, 2005
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 160 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0192802356
• | ISBN-13: 9780192802354