{"product_id":"tragedy-rebecca-bushnell-9781405130202","title":"Tragedy: A Short Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTragedy: A Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e reinvigorates the genre for readers who are eager to embrace it, but who often find the traditional masterpieces too distant from their own language and world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that today's most popular television shows and films thrive on the type of violence, passion, madness, and catastrophe first introduced to the stage in fifth century Athens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers selected case studies that exemplify the compelling qualities of tragedy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews the history of tragic performance and the qualities of the classic tragic hero, and clarifies the role of plot in defining traged\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the difference between a tragedy, a catastrophe, and a mere unhappy ending\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the past and future of the tragic form\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Bushnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405130202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405130202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.43w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 242","brand":"Rebecca Bushnell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123427373311,"sku":"9781405130202","price":108.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a34c04d-1453-4a60-bf2b-58171298ab12.jpg?v=1687430829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tragedy-rebecca-bushnell-9781405130202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}