{"product_id":"sweet-violence-9780631233602","title":"Sweet Violence","description":"Terry Eagleton's \u003ci\u003eTragedy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA major new intellectual endeavour from one of the world's finest, and most controversial, cultural theorists.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an analytical account of the concept of 'tragedy' from its origins in the ancient world to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the idea of the 'tragic' across all genres of writing, as well as in philosophy, politics, religion and psychology, and throughout western culture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the psychological, religious and socio-political implications and consequences of our fascination with the tragic.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Eagleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.02w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780631233602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2002 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/29\/2002 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2003 pg. 1177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Eagleton\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cultural Theory and John Rylands Fellow at the University of Manchester. His numerous works include \u003ci\u003eThe Illusions of Postmodernism\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eLiterary Theory: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, 1996), \u003ci\u003eThe Ideology of the Aesthetic\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eScholars and Rebels in Nineteenth Century Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), all published by Blackwell, as are his dramatic writings, \u003ci\u003eSt Oscar and Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), and the \u003ci\u003eEagleton Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) edited by Stephen Regan. His memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Gatekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2002.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40384319127667,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":64.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ac3ee4a7-4c37-4f60-84a5-3139f19d6c95.jpg?v=1661435247","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/sweet-violence-9780631233602","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}