Patrick Roberts

The Psychology of Tragic Drama

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1975, The Psychology of Tragic Drama offers an interpretation of some of the themes of both ancient and modern tragic drama through an investigation of the plays in the light of psychoanalytical ideas. The author explains and defends the application of psychoanalytical insights to the study of literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 620g
• ISBN-13: 9781032914978
• ISBN-10: 1032914971
• Artikelnr.: 71548193

Autorenporträt

Patrick Roberts read both Classics and English at Christ Church, Oxford; he followed this with sixteen years on the staff of the Extra-Mural Delegacy of Oxford University in Staffordshire and Kent, and as Resident tutor in East Sussex. At the time of the first publication, he was Lecturer in English at University College, London.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: The Exploration of the Primitive 1. Euripides: The Dionysiac
Experience 2. Strindberg: The Strong and Cruel Struggle 3. Pinter: The
Roots of the Relationship 4. Ionesco: Paroxysm and Proliferation 5. The
Marat Sade Play: The Primitive in Action Part II: Orestes and Electra in
Greek and Modern Drama 6. Orestes in Greek Drama 7. Orestes in Modern
Drama: Mourning Becomes Electra 8. Orestes in Modern Drama: The Family
Reunion 9. Orestes in Modern Drama: The Flies 10. Electra in Later Drama:
Shakespeare and Ibsen Conclusion