Sweet Violence: The Idea of the Tragic

Sweet Violence: The Idea of the Tragic by Eagleton, Terry. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780631233602.

Terry Eagletons Tragedy provides a major critical and analytical account of the concept of tragedy from its origins in the Ancient world right down to the twenty-first century. A major new intellectual endeavour from one of the worlds finest, and most controversial, cultural theorists. Provides an analytical account of the concept of tragedy from its origins in the ancient world to the present day. Explores the idea of the tragic across all genres of writing, as well as in philosophy, politics, religion and psychology, and throughout western culture. Considers the psychological, religious and socio-political implications and consequences of our fascination with the tragic.