Greek Tragedy

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Greek Tragedy sets ancient tragedy into its original\r\ntheatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern\r\ncritical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to\r\ninterest modern audiences. \r\n\n\r\n\n\r\n\n\r\nAn engaging introduction to Greek tragedy, its history, and its\r\nreception in the contemporary world with suggested readings for\r\nfurther study\r\n\n\r\nExamines tragedy?s relationship to democracy, religion,\r\nand myth\r\n\n\r\nExplores contemporary approaches to scholarship, including\r\nstructuralist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theory\r\n\n\r\nProvides a thorough examination of contemporary performance\r\npractices\r\n\n\r\nIncludes detailed readings of selected plays\n\r\n