Tragic Drama and the Family - Psychoanalytic Studies from Aeschylus to Beckett (Paperback, New Ed)
Bennett SimonOne of the most important characteristics of tragic drama-as of psychoanalysis- is the focus on the family. Dr. Bennett Simon here provides a psychoanalytic reading of Aeschylus' Oresteia, Euripedes' Medea, Shakespeare's King Lear and Macbeth, O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night, and Beckett's Endgame, six plays from ancient to modern times which involve a particular form of intrafamily warfare: the killing of children or of the possibility of children.
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One of the most important characteristics of tragic drama-as of psychoanalysis- is the focus on the family. Dr. Bennett Simon here provides a psychoanalytic reading of Aeschylus' Oresteia, Euripedes' Medea, Shakespeare's King Lear and Macbeth, O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night, and Beckett's Endgame, six plays from ancient to modern times which involve a particular form of intrafamily warfare: the killing of children or of the possibility of children.
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Imprint | Yale University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | July 1993 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | July 1993 |
Authors | Bennett Simon |
Dimensions | 235 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 288 |
Edition | New Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-300-05805-5 |
Barcode | 9780300058055 |
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LSN | 0-300-05805-5 |
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