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22 lis 2013 · A theatre whose sequenced actions have no narrative (so the story goes) mirrors a social world where the most conflictual situations no longer appear as drama but merely as spectacle: a society where audiences look on without any feeling or connection.
10 sie 2018 · Introduction. The term collective trauma refers to the psychological reactions to a traumatic event that affect an entire society; it does not merely reflect an historical fact, the recollection of a terrible event that happened to a group of people.
Tragedy, then, is mimesis of an action which is elevated, complete, and of magnitude; in language embellished by distinct forms in its sections; employing the mode of enactment, not narrative; and through pity and fear accomplishing the katharsis of such emotions. (Aristotle, 2005: 47–49)
22 paź 2018 · Dramaturgy refers to a perspective and an analytic tool that enhances awareness of how people collaborate to foster impressions, derive shared understandings, and create meaning in their everyday lives.
30 maj 1996 · This challenging volume of thirty new essays has an exceptional range - from Aeschylus to Sean O'Casey, from Aristotle to Rene Girard - but also a consistent focus on the ultimate question: how best to define or understand Greek tragedy in particular and tragedy in general.
1 paź 2015 · This book demonstrates that this account of the tragic, which has been hegemonic from the early nineteenth century to the present despite recent twists and turns of critical fashion, obscured an earlier poetics of tragedy that evolved from 1515 to 1795.
Tragedy is the art-form created to confront the most difficult experiences we face: death, loss, injustice, thwarted passion, despair. From ancient Greek theatre up to the most recent plays, playwrights have found, in tragic drama, a means to seek explanation for disaster.
