Eclipse of Action: Tragedy and Political Economy

by Richard Halpern

According to traditional accounts, the history of tragedy is itself tragic: following a miraculous birth in fifth-century Athens and a brilliant resurgence in the early modern period, tragic drama then falls into a marked decline. While disputing the notion that tragedy has died, this wide-ranging study argues that it faces an unprecedented challenge in modern times from an unexpected quarter: political economy.

Since Aristotle, tragedy has...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022643365X
• ISBN13: 9780226433653
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"