Modern European Tragedy

Author : Annamaria Cascetta
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781783081615

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Modern European Tragedy by Annamaria Cascetta Pdf

The idea of the tragic has permeated Western culture for millennia, and has been expressed theatrically since the time of the ancient Greeks. However, it was in the Europe of the twentieth century – one of the most violent periods of human history – that the tragic form significantly developed. ‘Modern European Tragedy’ examines the consciousness of this era, drawing a picture of the development of the tragic through an in-depth analysis of some of the twentieth century’s most outstanding texts.

Author : Peter Hamish Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : UCSD:31822036404168

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Europe's Tragedy by Peter Hamish Wilson Pdf

The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618 - 48) tore the heart out of Europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recovered. All the major European powers apart from England were heavily involved and, while each country started out with rational war aims, the fighting rapidly spiralled out of control, with great battles giving way to marauding bands of starving soldiers spreading plague and murder. The war was both a religious and a political one and it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stop. Whether motivated by idealism or cynicism, everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by it. At its end a recognizably modern Europe had been created but at a terrible price. Peter Wilson's book is a major work, the first new history of the war in a generation, and a fascinating, brilliantly written attempt to explain a compelling series of events. Wilson's great strength is in allowing the reader to understand the tragedy of mixed motives that allowed rulers to gamble their countries' future with such horrifying results. The principal actors in the drama (Wallenstein, Ferdinand II, Gustavus Adolphus, Richelieu) are all here, but so is the experience of the ordinary soldiers and civilians, desperately trying to stay alive under impossible circumstances. The extraordinary narrative of the war haunted Europe's leaders into the twentieth century (comparisons with 1939 - 45 were entirely appropriate) and modern Europe cannot be understood without reference to this dreadful conflict.

Author : Raymond Williams
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Modern Tragedy by Raymond Williams Pdf

Author : Jan Bloemendal,Nigel Smith
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004323421

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Politics and Aesthetics in European Baroque and Classicist Tragedy by Jan Bloemendal,Nigel Smith Pdf

Politics and Aesthetics in European Baroque and Classicist Tragedy is a volume of essays investigating European tragedy in the seventeenth century, comparing Shakespeare, Vondel, Gryphius, Racine and several other vernacular tragedians, together with consideration of neo-Latin dramas by Jesuits and other playwrights. To what extent were similar themes, plots, structures and styles elaborated? How is difference as well as similarity to be accounted for? European drama is beginning to be considered outside of the singular vernacular frameworks in which it has been largely confined (as instanced in the conferences and volumes of essays held in the Universities of Munich and Berlin 2010-12), but up-to-date secondary material is sparse and difficult to obtain. This volume intends to help remedy that deficit by addressing the drama in a full political, religious, legal and social context, and by considering the plays as interventions in those contexts. Contributors are: Christian Biet, Jan Bloemendal, Helmer J. Helmers, Blair Hoxby, Sarah M. Knight, Tatiana Korneeva, Frans-Willem Korsten, Joel B. Lande, Russell J. Leo, Howard B. Norland, Kirill Ospovat, James A. Parente, Jr., Freya Sierhuis, Nienke Tjoelker and Emily Vasiliauskas.

Author : Peter Hamish Wilson
Publisher : Belknap Press
Page : 1038 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674062313

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The Thirty Years War by Peter Hamish Wilson Pdf

Argues that religion was not the catalyst to the Thirty Years War, but one element in a mix of political, social, and dynastic forces that fed the conflict that ultimately transformed the map of the modern world.

Author : Rebecca Bushnell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405192460

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A Companion to Tragedy by Rebecca Bushnell Pdf

A Companion to Tragedy is an essential resource for anyone interested in exploring the role of tragedy in Western history and culture. Tells the story of the historical development of tragedy from classical Greece to modernity Features 28 essays by renowned scholars from multiple disciplines, including classics, English, drama, anthropology and philosophy Broad in its scope and ambition, it considers interpretations of tragedy through religion, philosophy and history Offers a fresh assessment of Ancient Greek tragedy and demonstrates how the practice of reading tragedy has changed radically in the past two decades

Author : George R. Esenwein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134629688

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The Spanish Civil War by George R. Esenwein Pdf

This exciting collection of primary sources on the Spanish Civil War uses military and political documents, media accounts, and contemporary propaganda to create a representative and illuminating survey of this enormously complicated event more than sixty-five years after it ended. Structured chronologically from a full introduction which delineates the field, this book ranges from the origins of the uprising against Franco through to its turbulent aftermath. It clearly outlines key points in the conflict and highlights the little-known roles of race and gender in determining the war’s outcome. The book also unearths many rare sources for the first time and reveals the variety of perspectives held by those immediately involved in the war. This is an ideal resource for all students of history and military history.

Author : Naomi Conn Liebler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350155015

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A Cultural History of Tragedy in the Early Modern Age by Naomi Conn Liebler Pdf

In this volume, 8 lively, original essays by eminent scholars trace the kaleidoscopically shifting dramatic forms, performance contexts, and social implications of tragedy throughout the period and across geographic, political, and social references. They attend not only to the familiar cultural lenses of English and mainstream Continental dramas but also to less familiar European exempla from Croatia and Hungary. Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus: forms and media; sites of performance and circulation; communities of production and consumption; philosophy and social theory; religion, ritual and myth; politics of city and nation; society and family, and gender and sexuality.

Author : Harry Redner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351295703

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The Tragedy of European Civilization by Harry Redner Pdf

The tragedy of European civilization is a protracted historical event spanning the twentieth century and in many ways is ongoing. During this time some of the greatest modern thinkers were active, producing works that both reflected what was happening in history and contributed towards shaping it. This work is a critique of their ideas. Harry Redner establishes where and how they went wrong, in some cases with apocalyptic consequences for Europe and the world. The great intellectuals of the age, at once philosophers, sociologists, political theorists, historians and much else besides, include Marx, Weber, Freud, Elias, Spengler, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Arendt, Nietzsche, and Foucault. All of them had a historical impact, even if only in molding academic disciplines and shaping of public opinion, as was the case with the philosophers Wittgenstein and Arendt. This book explores the close links between anti-Semitism and cultural pessimism and the relation between psychology and sociology. Other themes range from the history and theory of the state, to the misconception of language and power. Suitable for students of sociology, philosophy, political theory, history, and cultural studies, this brilliant exploration of our civilization and its tragedies will also be of interest to intellectual general readers.

Author : Mary Ann Frese Witt
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0801438373

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The Search for Modern Tragedy by Mary Ann Frese Witt Pdf

The attempt to apply an aesthetic or literary approach to fascism remains controversial. In The Search for Modern Tragedy, Mary Ann Frese Witt explores the work of a group of European writers and artists who came to fascism by way of aesthetics. In Italy and France, she maintains, an ideological aesthetic of "Mediterranean" fascism developed to a large extent independently of German Nazism. Witt's study of the relationship between fascism and modern tragedy encompasses theoretical writing on tragedy and tragedies by key authors, including Luigi Pirandello, Henry de Montherlant, and Jean Anouilh. She looks at these tragedies in the context of their reception under fascism in Italy and in Vichy France. Fascism, in the minds of many of its supporters, was an aesthetic or spiritual movement, although its aesthetic and political elements were often intertwined. The Search for Modern Tragedy is not concerned primarily with drama written as a means of conveying fascist propaganda. Rather, Witt is concerned with the influence of aesthetic fascism on the theory and practice of modern tragedy.

Author : Balázs Trencsenyi,Head of the Ideas and Concepts Department Michal Kopeček,Michal Kopeček,Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič,PhD Candidate at the Program in Comparative History of Central Southeastern and Eastern Europe Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič,Lecturer in Modern European History Maria Falina,Maria Falina,Mónika Baár,Professor of Central European Studies Monika Baar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780198829607

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A History of Modern Political Thought in East Central Europe by Balázs Trencsenyi,Head of the Ideas and Concepts Department Michal Kopeček,Michal Kopeček,Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič,PhD Candidate at the Program in Comparative History of Central Southeastern and Eastern Europe Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič,Lecturer in Modern European History Maria Falina,Maria Falina,Mónika Baár,Professor of Central European Studies Monika Baar Pdf

A History of Modern Political Thought in East Central Europe, Volume II Part II examines the defeat of the vision of 'socialism with a human face' in 1968 and the political discourses produced by the various 'consolidation' or 'normalization' regimes. It closes with pertinent questions about the fragility of the democratic order globally.

Author : Hans-Thies Lehmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317276272

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Tragedy and Dramatic Theatre by Hans-Thies Lehmann Pdf

This comprehensive, authoritative account of tragedy is the culmination of Hans-Thies Lehmann’s groundbreaking contributions to theatre and performance scholarship. It is a major milestone in our understanding of this core foundation of the dramatic arts. From the philosophical roots and theories of tragedy, through its inextricable relationship with drama, to its impact upon post-dramatic forms, this is the definitive work in its field. Lehmann plots a course through the history of dramatic thought, taking in Aristotle, Plato, Seneca, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Lacan, Shakespeare, Schiller, Holderlin, Wagner, Maeterlinck, Yeats, Brecht, Kantor, Heiner Müller and Sarah Kane.

Author : Blair Hoxby
Publisher : Classical Memories/Modern Iden
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0814215009

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Shadows of the Enlightenment by Blair Hoxby Pdf

A broad exploration of the collision and coexistence of classical and modernizing forces within tragic drama during the Enlightenment.

Author : George Steiner
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781480411883

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The Death of Tragedy by George Steiner Pdf

DIVAn engrossing and provocative look at the decline of tragedy in modern art “All men are aware of tragedy in life. But tragedy as a form of drama is not universal.” So begins George Steiner’s adept analysis of the demise of classic tragedy as a dramatic depiction of heroism and suffering. In The Death of Tragedy, Steiner examines the uniqueness and importance of the Greek classical tragedy—from antiquity to the age of Jean Racine and William Shakespeare—as providing stark insight into the grief and joy of human existence. Then, delving into the works of John Keats, Henrik Ibsen, Samuel Beckett, and many more, Steiner demonstrates how the tragic voice has greatly diminished in modern theater, and what we have lost in the process./div

Author : Mathew R. Martin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317008385

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Tragedy and Trauma in the Plays of Christopher Marlowe by Mathew R. Martin Pdf

Contending that criticism of Marlowe’s plays has been limited by humanist conceptions of tragedy, this book engages with trauma theory, especially psychoanalytic trauma theory, to offer a fresh critical perspective within which to make sense of the tension in Marlowe’s plays between the tragic and the traumatic. The author argues that tragedies are trauma narratives, narratives of wounding; however, in Marlowe’s plays, a traumatic aesthetics disrupts the closure that tragedy seeks to enact. Martin’s fresh reading of Massacre at Paris, which is often dismissed by critics as a bad tragedy, presents the play as deliberately breaking the conventions of the tragic genre in order to enact a traumatic aesthetics that pulls its audience into one of the early modern period’s most notorious collective traumatic events, the massacre of French Huguenots in Paris in 1572. The chapters on Marlowe’s six other plays similarly argue that throughout Marlowe’s drama tragedy is held in tension with-and disrupted by-the aesthetics of trauma.