Modern European Tragedy

Modern European TragedyThe 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

The play is of interest because of its influence on the course of city comedy and its wealth of information about social relationships and colloquial language at the end of Elizabeth's reign

Based on extensive original research

synthesizes the philosophical underpinnings of these key subjects with abundant primary source material to provide historical context along with timely and relevant case studies

Films discussed include: 'Brassed Off'

Featuring essays by practitioners such as Zac Kline

in which subversive meanings are inscribed within an apparently orthodox narrative

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

and hotly debated social

and what political factors explain such changes in policy space over time

'flânerie' and 'amour fou'

Many derive from the superlative collections purchased by Enriqueta Rylands for the magnificent library she founded as a memorial to her husband John

in late sixteenth and early seventeenth century England