Revenge Tragedy

Revenge Tragedy
Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 438
Release :
ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106012728520
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Book Synopsis Revenge Tragedy by : John Kerrigan

Download or read book Revenge Tragedy written by John Kerrigan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revenge has long been a central theme in Western culture. From Homer to Nietzsche, from St. Paul to Sylvia Plath, major writers have been fascinated by its emotional intensity and by the questions it raises about the nature of justice, violence, sexuality, and death. John Kerrigan employs both wide-ranging historical analysis and subtle attention to individual texts to explore the culture of vengeance in several languages and genres. Thus, he shows how evolving attitudes to retribution have shaped and reconstituted tragedy in the West and elucidates the remarkable capacity of this ancient theme to generate innovative works of art. Although this book is a literary study, it makes use of anthropology, social theory, and moral philosophy. As a result, it will be of interest to students in a variety of disciplines, as well as to the general reader.


Revenge Tragedy Related Books

Revenge Tragedy
Language: en
Pages: 438
Authors: John Kerrigan
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Revenge has long been a central theme in Western culture. From Homer to Nietzsche, from St. Paul to Sylvia Plath, major writers have been fascinated by its emot
Revenge Tragedy
Language: en
Pages: 404
Authors: John Kerrigan
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Revenge has long been central to European culture. From Homer to Nietzsche, St Paul to Sylvia Plath, numerous major authors have been fascinated by its emotiona
Revenge Tragedy : Aeschylus to Armageddon
Language: en
Pages: 434
Authors: John Kerrigan
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-04-18 - Publisher: Clarendon Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

From Homer to Nietzsche, St Paul to Sylvia Plath, numerous authors have been fascinated by the emotional intensity of revenge, and by the questions it raises ab
The Revenge
Language: en
Pages: 96
Authors: Edward Young
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 1792 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Five Revenge Tragedies
Language: en
Pages: 826
Authors: Thomas Kyd
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05-31 - Publisher: Penguin UK

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

As the Elizabethan era gave way to the reign of James I, England grappled with corruption within the royal court and widespread religious anxiety. Dramatists re