Nietzsche and the Spirit of Tragedy

May, Keith M.

Keith May discusses the development, and frequent misunderstanding of, tragedy - explaining the insights of Nietzsche in "The Birth of Tragedy". He looks at its history from the early Greek playwrights, to Renaissance drama, up to more modern writers of tragedy such as Ibsen and Hardy.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1990-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349098842

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-09882-8

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 199