Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-260) and index.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; FESTIVE TRAGEDY: How to prevent the fiend and to kill vermin; SEEKING DEFINITIONS: Aristotle, Brecht, Artaud, and others; THE RITUAL GROUNDWORK; COMMUNITAS, HIERARCHY, LIMINALITY, VICTIMAGE; THE HOBBY-HORSE IS FORGOT: Tradition and transition; CONCLUSION: wRiting/Lost in translation; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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A unique look at the social and religious foundations of the tragic genre. Liebler asks whether it is possible to regard tragic heroes such as Lear and Coriolanus as 'sacrificial victims of the prevailing social order'.
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Title
Shakespeare's festive tragedy.
International Standard Book Number
0415086574
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Shakespeare, William,1564-1616-- Tragedies.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William,(1564-1616)-- Critique et interprétation.
Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.
Shakespeare, William.
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Centrum för Invandringsforskning, Stockholm
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Community life in literature.
Festivals in literature.
Literary form.
Literature and society-- England-- History-- 16th century.
Literature and society-- England-- History-- 17th century.
Rites and ceremonies in literature.
Ritual in literature.
Tragedy.
Community life in literature.
Criticism and interpretation.
DRAMA-- Shakespeare.
Engels.
Festivals in literature.
Festivals.
Gemeenschap (sociologie)
LITERARY CRITICISM-- Shakespeare.
Literary form.
Literatura e sociedade.
Literatura inglesa (historia e critica)
Literature and society.
Littérature anglaise-- 16e siècle-- Histoire et critique.
Littérature et société-- Grande-Bretagne-- 1485-1603 (Tudors)
Littérature et société-- Grande-Bretagne-- Histoire-- 17e siècle.