Modern literature and the tragic
This book explores modern literature's responses to the tragic. Although Ibsen has been accused of being responsible for the 'death of tragedy', Ken Newton argues that Ibsen instead generated an anti-tragic perspective that had a major influence on dramatists such as Shaw and Brecht
Summary: | This book explores modern literature's responses to the tragic. Although Ibsen has been accused of being responsible for the 'death of tragedy', Ken Newton argues that Ibsen instead generated an anti-tragic perspective that had a major influence on dramatists such as Shaw and Brecht |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record |
Physical Description: | Online Ressource ([vii], 179 pages) |
ISBN: | 0748636749 |