SexViolHist Bib: Cases: Representations: Literary Texts: Tragedies

»A tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character or cast of characters. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or a "pain [that] awakens pleasure,” for the audience. While many cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, the term tragedy often refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of Western civilization.« -- More information: Wikipedia

B i b l i o g r a p h y

Ancient Greek Literature: Agamemnon, Andromache, Antiope, Auge, The Danaids, Dictys, Helen, Hippolytos, Ion, Seven Against Thebes, The Suppliants, Tereus, The Trojan Women, Women of Trachis

Latin Literature: Phaedra

17^th Century:

21^st Century:

I. Author Index

II. Speaker Index