About this book
These seven essays by leading scholars and critics examine tragic themes in Western literature. They identify the qualities that give each work under discussion its distinctive characters and seek to reveal the ultimate human unity which underlies all great tragedies. - from the back cover.
- History and criticism
- Drama
- Themes, motives
- Tragedy
- Tragödie
- Aufsatzsammlung
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