{"product_id":"9780631233602","title":"Sweet Violence The Idea of the Tragic","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSweet Violence\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Idea of the Tragic\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTerry Eagleton\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Eagleton's \u003ci\u003eTragedy\u003c\/i\u003e provides a major critical and analytical account of the concept of 'tragedy' from its origins in the Ancient world right down to the twenty-first century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA major new intellectual endeavour from one of the world's finest, and most controversial, cultural theorists.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an analytical account of the concept of 'tragedy' from its origins in the ancient world to the present day.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the idea of the 'tragic' across all genres of writing, as well as in philosophy, politics, religion and psychology, and throughout western culture.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the psychological, religious and socio-political implications and consequences of our fascination with the tragic.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eTerry Eagleton\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cultural Theory and John Rylands Fellow at the University of Manchester. His numerous works include \u003ci\u003eThe Illusions of Postmodernism\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eLiterary Theory: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, 1996), \u003ci\u003eThe Ideology of the Aesthetic\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eScholars and Rebels in Nineteenth Century Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), all published by Blackwell, as are his dramatic writings, \u003ci\u003eSt Oscar and Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), and the \u003ci\u003eEagleton Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) edited by Stephen Regan. His memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Gatekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2002.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 October 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631233602\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311301652620,"sku":"9780631233602","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631233602.jpg?v=1780283229","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631233602","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}