Tragedy - Greek tragedy - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Tragedy: Encyclopedia - Tragedy
A tragedy may be defined loosely as any work of fiction in which the protagonist suffers a fall in his or her fortunes, and ends in a wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tragedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Tragedy - Greek Tragedy
Greek literature boasts three great writers of tragedy whose works are extant: Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. The largest festival f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tragedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Tragedy - Renaissance And 17th Century Tragedy
The classical tradition of Greek and Roman tragedy was largely forgotten in Western Europe from the Middle Ages to the beginning of 16th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tragedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Tragedy - Theories Of Tragedy
The philosopher Aristotle theorized in his work The Poetics that tragedy results in a catharsis (emotional cleansing) of healing for the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tragedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Tragedy - Tragedy In Film
main article: Tragedy on screen The general belief in Hollywood that audiences prefer happy endings might seem to preclude the genre of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tragedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Tragedy - Modern Tragedy
In modern literature, the definition of tragedy has become less precise. The most fundamental change has been the rejection of Aristotle'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tragedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Tragedy - Origin Of Western Tragedy
The origins of tragedy in the West are obscure, but it is certainly derived from the poetic and religious traditions of ancient Greece. I...   » Read the article