The Thing Contained: Theory of the Tragic - Hardcover
In this bold and imaginative study, a young critic formulates a new theory of tragedy, defining it in terms of content ("a hard core of Negative Capacity, a Thing Contained") rather than by surface characteristics of the form. His definition - tragedy is consummated when the dream of innocence is confronted by the fact of guilt, and acquiesces therein - is propounded with skill and vigor, with references ranging throughout the history of literature and criticism - from Spencer to Schopenhauer, from Nietzsche to Murray Kreiger. He persuasively defends the view that the tragic is identifiable with the "irrational, demonic, and Dionysian," though it appears under the "Apollonian overlay" of dramatic form.
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- PublisherIndiana University Press
- Publication date1970
- ISBN 10 0253188709
- ISBN 13 9780253188700
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages177
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo, xiii + 177 pp. Notes. Michel formulates a new theory of tragedy, defining it in terms of content rather than by the surface characteristics of form. The author presents readings of Shakespeare, Conrad, and Faulkner to illustrate his theory. Binding cloth shows some signs of wear to edges. Price-clipped dust jacket rubbed, with closed tears. Out of print. Seller Inventory # 00317
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