Ideas and Forms of Tragedy from Aristotle to the Middle Ages

(Book #18 in the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Series)

by Henry Ansgar Kelly

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'Tragedy' has been understood in a variety of conflicting ways over the centuries, and the term has been applied to a wide range of literary works. In this book, H. A. Kelly explores the various meanings given to tragedy, from Aristotle's most basic notion (any serious story, even with a happy ending), via Roman ideas and practices, to the middle ages, when Averroes considered tragedy to be the praise of virtue but Albert the Great thought of it as...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521023777

ISBN13:9780521023771

Release Date:November 2005

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:276 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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