ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRAGEDY
From Old French tragédie, from Latin tragoedia, from Greek tragōidia, from tragos goat + ōidē song; perhaps a reference to the goat-satyrs of Peloponnesian plays.
10 QUOTES WITH «TRAGEDY»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
tragedy.
I trust people too much, and the other tragedy is I can't say no.
We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome.
The difference between tragedy and comedy: tragedy is something awful happening to somebody else, while comedy is something awful happening to somebody else.
The essence of a tragedy, or even of a serious play, is the spiritual awakening, or regeneration, of the hero.
Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it.
It's a tragedy, but with your support and your help we will wage this fight and we're going to win it.
Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world.
Auschwitz is a place in which tragedy cannot occur.
Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAGEDY»
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tragedy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tragedy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Seneca and the Idea of
Tragedy
As Gregory Staley argues in this book, when Senecan tragedy fails to stage virtue we should see in this not the failure of Stoicism but a Stoic conception of tragedy as the right vehicle for imaging Seneca's familiar world of madmen and ...
2
Tragedy: A Short Introduction
The book reviews the history of tragic performance and the qualities of the classic tragic hero, clarifies the role of plot in defining tragedy, and analyzes the difference between a tragedy, a catastrophe, and a mere unhappy ending.
3
An Introduction to Greek
Tragedy
This book provides an accessible introduction for students and anyone interested in increasing their enjoyment of Greek tragic plays.
4
First As
Tragedy, Then As Farce
Examines the failure of liberalism during the threatened collapse of financial systems in the 2009 worldwide recession, during which large amounts of cash were distributed to save financial institutions without regard for other liberal ...
5
Soviet
Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia
" -- David Remnick, The New York Review of Books "In Martin Malia, the Soviet Union had one of its most acute observers. With this book, it may well have found the cornerstone of its history.
Modern Tragedy is available only in this Broadview Encore Edition, now edited and with a critical introduction by Pamela McCallum.
Raymond Williams, Pamela McCallum, 2006
This groundbreaking collection provokes a major reassessment of the significance of tragedy and the tragic in late modernity.
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Female Acts in Greek
Tragedy
This book examines, for example, the tragic response to legislation regulating family life that may have begun as early as the sixth century.
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Tragedy: A Very Short Introduction
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Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy (1925) is nothing less than what the title holds it to be; it is the story of a weak-willed young man who is both villain and victim (the victim of a valueless, materialistic society) and someone who ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAGEDY»
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tragedy is used in the context of the following news items.
Review: Titus Andronicus' The Most Lamentable Tragedy is vital …
The Most Lamentable Tragedy, their daring and relentless fourth studio album, isn't going to change their fate. It's the longest entry in their discography by a wide ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
First Listen: Titus Andronicus, 'The Most Lamentable Tragedy'
Shakespeare references, a cappella intermissions and sprawling 10-minute tracks aren't what first spring to mind when thinking about punk albums. «NPR, Jul 15»
Berkeley tragedy: month's mind vigil to be held in main square
A month's mind commemorative vigil for the six students killed in the balcony collapse in Berkeley on June 16th will be held tonight in California. The vigil will be ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Malwani hooch tragedy: Accused bought surplus stock from licensed …
MUMBAI: Vapi-based Kishore Patel, arrested by the crime branch on Thursday in connection with the Malwani hooch tragedy, used to liason with licensed ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
Paralyzed Berkeley tragedy survivor says she will honor victims with …
She pledged to honor the victims of the tragedy by “living the happiest and most fulfilling life possible.” The brave Dubliner remains upbeat about her future ... «IrishCentral, Jun 15»
Mumbai hooch tragedy main accused arrested in Delhi
In a breakthrough into the worst-ever hooch tragedy in Mumbai that has so far claimed 102 lives and rendered over 40 people ill, police have tracked down and ... «India Today, Jun 15»
102 People Killed in Mumbai Spurious Liquor Tragedy, Police Could …
Speaking to NDTV, 35-year-old Naseem Ansari who lost her husband in the tragedy, said, "My husband started complaining at around 2am that day. I took him ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
Tragedy In Charleston: Social media weighs in
Still others politicized the tragedy. The messages were many, but the message was largely singular. It didn't take long for the hashtags #PrayForCharleston and ... «WAVE 3, Jun 15»
30 years on from the Heysel Stadium tragedy, Sportsmail visits a …
The intention, this time, was to open a dialogue with Juventus ahead of the 30th anniversary of the tragedy, with the hope of having a monologue read out in ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
11 families affected by Newtown tragedy: 'We are not associated …
HARTFORD – 11 families affected by the Sandy Hook tragedy released a statement Wednesday on the Tim McGraw concert that will benefit the organization ... «FOX CT, Apr 15»
