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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: A. D. Nuttall (Professor of English and Fellow, Professor of English and Fellow, New College, Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 13.60cm Weight: 0.168kg ISBN: 9780198187660ISBN 10: 0198187661 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 29 March 2001 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1. Aristotle and After ; 2. Enter Freud ; 3. The Game of Death ; 4. King Lear ; IndexReviews<br> Why Does Tragedy Give Pleasure? offers a highly engaging discussion of its title question and a very suggestive answer....I would recommend that any one who wants to take his or her own run at the problem of tragedy should first spend some time engaging with the arguments in Why Does Tragedy give Pleasure?. --Review<br> This delightful little book not only attracts the reader with its enigmatic title, it ensnares her into following its argument like a detective story, whose solution is not disclosed before its final pages. In a style more reminiscent of poetry than a philological treatise it deserves to be handled with care.... --Bryn Mawr Classical Review<br> Why Does Tragedy Give Pleasure? offers a highly engaging discussion of its title question and a very suggestive answer....I would recommend that any one who wants to take his or her own run at the problem of tragedy should first spend some time engaging with the arguments in Why Does Tragedy give Pleasure?. --Review<br> This delightful little book not only attracts the reader with its enigmatic title, it ensnares her into following its argument like a detective story, whose solution is not disclosed before its final pages. In a style more reminiscent of poetry than a philological treatise it deserves to be handled with care.... --Bryn Mawr Classical Review<br> <br> Why Does Tragedy Give Pleasure? offers a highly engaging discussion of its title question and a very suggestive answer....I would recommend that any one who wants to take his or her own run at the problem of tragedy should first spend some time engaging with the arguments in Why Does Tragedy givePleasure?. --Review<p><br> This delightful little book not only attracts the reader with its enigmatic title, it ensnares her into following its argument like a detective story, whose solution is not disclosed before its final pages. In a style more reminiscent of poetry than a philological treatise it deserves to be handled with care.... --Bryn Mawr Classical Review<p><br> Author InformationA. D. Nuttall is Professor of English and Fellow of New College, Oxford Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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