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Kenneth A. Loparo
The Logic of Wish and Fear: New Perspectives on Genres of Western Fiction

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Обкладинка Kenneth A. Loparo: The Logic of Wish and Fear: New Perspectives on Genres of Western Fiction (PDF)

Moving effortlessly from Greek to Shakespearean tragedies, to nineteenth and twentieth-century British, American and Russian drama, and fiction and contemporary television, this study sheds new light on the art of comedy.

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Preface PART I: THE CONVERGENCE OF COMEDY AND ROMANCE 1. Comedy’s Logic 2. Comedy’s Intention 3. Comic Romance PART II: SECULAR MYTH 4. The Anatomy of Secular Myth PART THREE: THE PLEASURES OF TRAGEDY 5. Genesis – Why Then? 6. Complex Tragedy 7. The Problem of Catharsis 8. The Question of Fate 9. The Tragic Flaw 10. Syphilis and War as Substitute Fates 11. High and Low Mimetic Tragedies Conclusion

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Ben La Farge is Professor of Literature at Bard College, USA.

Мова Англійська ● Формат PDF ● Сторінки 136 ● ISBN 9781137465689 ● Розмір файлу 0.7 MB ● Видавець Palgrave Macmillan US ● Місто New York ● Країна US ● Опубліковано 2014 ● Завантажувані 24 місяців ● Валюта EUR ● Посвідчення особи 4992587 ● Захист від копіювання Соціальний DRM

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