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The logic of wish and fear : new perspectives on genres of Western fiction

Title
The logic of wish and fear : new perspectives on genres of Western fiction / Ben La Farge.
Author
La Farge, Ben, 1932-
Publication
New York, NY : Palgrave Pivot, 2014.
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Description
ix, 136 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
"Through Aristotle's theory of catharsis and his concept of complex tragedy, Ben La Farge provides an original examination of genre. Moving effortlessly from Greek to Shakespearean tragedies, to nineteenth and twentieth-century British, American and Russian drama, and fiction and contemporary television, this study sheds new light on the art of comedy"--
Series Statement
Palgrave pivot
Uniform Title
Palgrave pivot.
Subject
  • Literature > Philosophy
  • Literary form
  • LITERARY CRITICISM / General
  • LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory
  • LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama
  • PHILOSOPHY / Essays
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Preface -- Part I. The Convergence of Comedy and Romance: 1. Comedy's Logic; Coda: feminist comedy; 2. Comedy's Intention; 3. Comic Romance; Coda: mythic romance -- Part II. Secular Myth: 4. The Anatomy of Secular Myth -- Part III. The Pleasures of Tragedy: 5. Its Genesis -- Why Then?; 6. Complex Tragedy; 7. The Problem of Catharsis; 8. The Question of Fate; 9. The Tragic Flaw; 10. Syphilis and War as Substitute Fates; 11. High and Low Mimetic Tragedies -- Conclusion.
Call Number
JFD 14-4064
ISBN
  • 9781137470843 (hardback)
  • 1137470844 (hardback)
LCCN
2014028120
OCLC
883836555
Author
La Farge, Ben, 1932- author.
Title
The logic of wish and fear : new perspectives on genres of Western fiction / Ben La Farge.
Publisher
New York, NY : Palgrave Pivot, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Palgrave pivot
Palgrave pivot.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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