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Why Does Tragedy Give Pleasure? by A.D. Nuttall (1996, Hardcover) 
Why Does Tragedy Give Pleasure? by A.D. Nuttall (1996, Hardcover)

 
Why Does Tragedy Give Pleasure? by A.D. Nuttall (1996, Hardcover)

Author: A.D. Nuttall
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Publication Date: 1996-08-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0198183712
ISBN-13: 9780198183716
Product ID: EPID71434
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.

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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)

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