{"product_id":"9781405192460","title":"A Companion to Tragedy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Tragedy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRebecca Bushnell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for anyone interested in exploring the role of tragedy in Western history and culture. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTells the story of the historical development of tragedy from classical Greece to modernity\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures 28 essays by renowned scholars from multiple disciplines, including classics, English, drama, anthropology and philosophy\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBroad in its scope and ambition, it considers interpretations of tragedy through religion, philosophy and history\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a fresh assessment of Ancient Greek tragedy and demonstrates how the practice of reading tragedy has changed radically in the past two decades\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eRebecca Bushnell\u003c\/b\u003e is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eProphesying Tragedy: Sign and Voice in Sophocles’ Theban Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eTragedies of Tyrants: Political Thought and Theater in the English Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eA Culture of Teaching: Early Modern Humanism in Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), and \u003ci\u003eGreen Desire: Imagining Early Modern English Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 April 2009\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\u003e9781405192460\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\u003e576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310883696780,"sku":"9781405192460","price":59.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405192460_e79e60e3-6855-498a-b299-33b3866ab704.jpg?v=1780139763","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405192460","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}