Description: A study of the origins and development of tragedy, and a consideration of the function of tragedy in art. How does tragedy serve as a "catharsis"--in the classic Aristotelian definition--and why do audiences feel the need of such purgati...
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Synopsis A study of the origins and development of tragedy, and a consideration of the function of tragedy in art. How does tragedy serve as a "catharsis"--in the classic Aristotelian definition--and why do audiences feel the need of such purgation? Nuttall considers literary theorists as diverse as Nietzsche and F.R. Leavis in the course of his inquiries, and provides a masterful summary of the formation of the aesthetics of Western literature in the process.
Details
Publication Date:
1996-08-01
Size
Length:
110 pages
Height:
9.0 in
Width:
6.0 in
Thickness:
0.5 in
Weight:
10.4 oz
Industry Reviews "Here is literary theory of a very different kind--and all the more welcome for that." Times Literary Supplement - Michael Silk (04/18/1997)