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The story of drama : tragedy, comedy and sacrifice from the Greeks to the present / Gary Day.

By: Day, Gary, 1956- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2016Description: 248 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781408183120 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Tragedy -- History and criticism | Comedy -- History and criticism | Sacrifice in literature | Literature | LiteratureDDC classification: 809.2'512 Summary: Tracing the history of tragedy and comedy from their earliest beginnings to the present, this book offers readers an exceptional study of the development of both genres, grounded in analysis of landmark plays and their context. It argues that sacrifice is central to both genres, and demonstrates how it provides a key to understanding the grand sweep of Western drama.
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Tracing the history of tragedy and comedy from their earliest beginnings to the present, this book offers readers an exceptional study of the development of both genres, grounded in analysis of landmark plays and their context. It argues that sacrifice is central to both genres, and demonstrates how it provides a key to understanding the grand sweep of Western drama.

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