Shakespeare's festive tragedy

By Naomi Conn Liebler

Subjects: Critique et interprétation, Tragedies, Centrum för Invandringsforskning, Gemeenschap (sociologie), Literatura inglesa (historia e critica), Ritual in literature, Literatura e sociedade, Rituel dans la littérature, Nonfiction, Tragedy, Littérature et société, Criticism and interpretation, Littérature anglaise, Festivals, Communities in literature, Histoire, Festivals in literature, Moeurs et coutumes, Dans la littérature, Tragödie, Literary Criticism, Riten, LITERARY CRITICISM, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, tragedies, Communauté dans la littérature, Rites and ceremonies in literature, Literary form, Ritual, Shakespeare, Tragédie, Histoire et critique, Engels, DRAMA, Community life in literature, Centrum för Invandringsforskning Forskningsgruppen för Studier av Etniska Relationer, Social Kognition och Tvärkulturell Psykologi, History, Literature and society, Rites et cérémonies, Genres littéraires, Tragedia, Rites et cérémonies dans la littérature

Description: Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy is a unique look at the social and religious foundations of the tragic genre. Naomi Liebler asks whether it is possible to regard tragic heroes such as Coriolanus and King Lear as `sacrifical victims of the prevailing social order'. A fascinating examination of Shakespearean tragedy, this extraordinary book will provoke excitment and controversy alike.