Tragedy, the Greeks, and us /
From the curator of The New York Times's "The Stone," a provocative and timely exploration into tragedy, how it articulates conflicts and contradiction that we need to address in order to better understand the world we live in. We might think we are through with the past, but the past...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | From the curator of The New York Times's "The Stone," a provocative and timely exploration into tragedy, how it articulates conflicts and contradiction that we need to address in order to better understand the world we live in. We might think we are through with the past, but the past isn't through with us. Tragedy permits us to come face to face with what we do not know about ourselves but that which makes those selves who we are. Having Been Born is a compelling examination of ancient Greek origins in the development and history of tragedy, a story that represents what we thought we knew about the poets, dramatists and philosophers of ancient Greece, and shows them to us in an unfamiliar, unexpected and original light. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 322 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781524747947 1524747947 |