,

The Logic of Wish and Fear: New Perspectives on Genres of Western Fiction

New Perspectives on Genres of Western Fiction

Specificaties
Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US | 2014
ISBN13: 9781137470843
Rubricering
Palgrave Macmillan US e druk, 2014 9781137470843
€ 61,99
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden

Samenvatting

Moving effortlessly from Greek to Shakespearean tragedies, to nineteenth and twentieth-century British, American and Russian drama, and fiction and contemporary television, this study sheds new light on the art of comedy.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9781137470843
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US

Inhoudsopgave

Preface PART I: THE CONVERGENCE OF COMEDY AND ROMANCE 1. Comedy's Logic 2. Comedy's Intention 3. Comic Romance PART II: SECULAR MYTH 4. The Anatomy of Secular Myth PART THREE: THE PLEASURES OF TRAGEDY 5. Genesis - Why Then? 6. Complex Tragedy 7. The Problem of Catharsis 8. The Question of Fate 9. The Tragic Flaw 10. Syphilis and War as Substitute Fates 11. High and Low Mimetic Tragedies Conclusion
€ 61,99
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden

Rubrieken

    Personen

      Trefwoorden

        The Logic of Wish and Fear: New Perspectives on Genres of Western Fiction