Defining Tragedy

First dialogue between Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings on tragedy: they discuss what 'tragedy' means, from its origins in Greek culture to philosophical notions of what tragedy and tragic drama are.
Date Published: 1 March 2010
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Contributors: Joshua Billings, Oliver Taplin
In Collection(s): Questioning Genre
Keywords: tragedy, theatre, drama, aesthetics, Aristotle, philosophy, Euripides, Sophocles, shakespeare, Greek literature, #greatwriters
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