02983cam a22003975a 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003502000240007602000210010003500240012104001150014508200200026010000430028024500750032325000190039826400460041730000460046333600260050933700280053533800270056349000360059050400510062650502100067752012990088760000630218660000520224965000270230165000410232865100100236965300270237965500240240694200120243099900170244295201260245919406828EG-ScBUE20220104132029.0161214s2017    enka   f b    001 0 eng d  a9780198785293 (pbk)  a0198785291 (pbk)  a(OCoLC)ocn956748410  aYDXbengerdacYDXdOCLCQdBTCTAdBDXdQGKdYDXdOCLCOdNZAUCdOCLCFdVP@dGUAdA7UdOCLCOdEEMdDLCdEG-ScBUE04a822.33bWEL2221 aWells, Stanley,d1930-eauthor.93985310aShakespeare's tragedies :ba very short introduction /cStanley Wells.  aFirst edition. 1aOxford :bOxford University Press,c2017.  axii, 138 pages :billustrations ;c18 cm.  2rdacontentatextbtxt  2rdamediaaunmediatedbn  2rdacarrieravolumebnc0 aVery short introductions ;v522  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aTragedies on the stages of Shakespeare's time -- Titus Andronicus -- Romeo and Juliet -- Julius Caesar -- Hamlet -- Othello -- Macbeth -- King Lear -- Timon of Athens -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Coriolanus.  aTragedy, including grief, pain, and suffering, is a common theme in Shakespeare's plays, often leading to the death of at least one character, if not several. Yet such themes can also be found in Shakespearian plays which are classed as comedies, or histories. What is it which makes a Shakespearian tragedy, and what dramatic themes and conventions did the bard draw upon when writing them? In this Very Short Introduction Stanley Wells considers what is meant by the word 'tragedy', and discusses nine of Shakespeare's iconic tragic plays. He explores how the early definitions and theoretical discussions of the concept of tragedy in Shakespeare's time would have influenced these plays, along with the literary influence of Seneca. Wells also considers Shakespeare's uses of the word 'tragedy' itself, analysing whether he had any overall concept of the genre in relation to the drama, and looking at the ways in which the theatrical conventions of his time shaped his plays, such as the use of boy players in women's roles and the physical structures of the playhouses. Offering a critical analysis of each of the nine plays in turn, Wells concludes by discussing why tragedy is regarded as fit subject for entertainment, and what it is about tragic plays that audiences find so enjoyable.17aShakespeare, William,d1564-1616xTragedies.2BUEsh93050717aShakespeare, William,d1564-1616.2BUEsh930760 7aTragedy.2BUEsh930508 7aCriticism and interpretation.2BUEsh  2BUEsh  bHHUUEENNcNovember2018  vReading book934232  2ddccBB  c27013d26985  00102ddc40708BaccahaMAINbMAINc2NDd2018-11-18ePurchaseg150.00l0o822.33 WELp000043986r2025-07-15 00:00:00yBB