A new account of tragedy and its fundamental position in Western
culture In this compelling account, eminent literary critic Terry
Eagleton explores the nuances of tragedy in Western culture-from
literature and politics to philosophy and theater. Eagleton covers
a vast array of thinkers and practitioners, including Nietzsche,
Walter Benjamin, and Slavoj Zizek, as well as key figures in
theater, from Sophocles and Aeschylus to Shakespeare and Ibsen.
Eagleton examines the political nature of tragedy, looking closely
at its connection with periods of historical transition. The
dramatic form originated not as a meditation on the human
condition, but at moments of political engagement, when
civilizations struggled with the conflicts that beset them.
Tragedy, Eagleton demonstrates, is fundamental to human experience
and culture.
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