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Do these memorable and iconic moments have anything to tell us about the definition of Shakespearean tragedy? Is it in fact helpful to talk about ‘Shakespearean tragedy’ as a concept, or are there only Shakespearean tragedies? What kind of figureis the tragic hero? Is there always such a figure? What makes some plays more tragic than others? Beginning with a discussion of tragedy before Shakespeare and considering Shakespeare’s tragedies chronologically one by one, this book seeks to investigate such questions in a way that highlights both the distinctiveness and the shared concerns of each play within the broad trajectory of Shakespeare’s developing exploration of tragic form.  \nJanette Dillon is Professor of Drama at the School of English, University of Nottingham.  \nCambridge Introductions to Literature  \nThis series is designed to introduce students to key topics and authors. Accessible and lively, these introductions will also appeal to readers who want to broaden their understanding of the books and authors they enjoy.  \n􀀁 Ideal for students, teachers, and lecturers  \n􀀁 Concise, yet packed with essential information  \n􀀁 Key suggestions for further reading  \nTitles in this series:  \nEric Bulson The Cambridge Introduction to James Joyce  \nJohn Xiros Cooper The Cambridge Introduction to T. S. Eliot Kirk Curnutt The Cambridge Introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald Janette Dillon The Cambridge Introduction to Early English Theatre  \nJanette Dillon The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare’s Tragedies Jane Goldman The Cambridge Introduction to Virginia Woolf Kevin J. Hayes The Cambridge Introduction to Herman Melville David Holdeman The Cambridge Introduction to W. B. Yeats  \nM. Jimmie Killingsworth The Cambridge Introduction to Walt Whitman Ronan McDonald The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Beckett Wendy Martin The Cambridge Introduction to Emily Dickinson Peter Messent The Cambridge Introduction to Mark Twain  \nJohn Peters The Cambridge Introduction to Joseph Conrad  \nSarah Robbins The Cambridge Introduction to Harriet Beecher Stowe Martin Scofield The Cambridge Introduction to the American Short Story Emma Smith The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare  \nPeter Thomson The Cambridge Introduction to English Theatre, 1660 –1900 Janet Todd The Cambridge Introduction to Jane Austen  \nJennifer Wallace The Cambridge Introduction to Tragedy  \nThe Cambridge Introduction to  \nShakespeare’s Tragedies  \nJANETTE DILLON  \nCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS  \nCambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo  \nCambridge University Press  \nThe Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK  \nPublished in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York [www.cambridge.org](www.cambridge.org)  \nInformation on this [title: www.cambridge.org/9780521858175](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521858175)  \n© Janette Dillon 2007  \nThis publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.  \nFirst published in print format 2007  \nISBN-13 978-0-511-27392-6 eBook (EBL)  \nISBN-10 0-511-27392-4 eBook (EBL)  \nISBN-13 978-0-521-85817-5 hardback ISBN-10 0-521-85817-8 hardback  \nISBN-13 978-0-521-67492-8 paperback ISBN-10 0-521-67492-1 paperback  \nCambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.  \nContents  \nAcknowledgements page vi  \nIntroduction 1  \nChapter 1 Tragedy before Shakespeare 7  \nChapter 2 Titus Andronicus 25  \nChapter 3 Romeo and Juliet 40 ","cbCaipWeWCxEuSx8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipWeWCxEuSx8","pdf",1168250,177,"English","# Contents\n## Acknowledgements\n## Introduction\n## Chapter 1 Tragedy before Shakespeare\n## Chapter 2 Titus Andronicus\n## Chapter 3 Romeo and Juliet\n## Chapter 4 Julius Caesar\n## Chapter 5 Hamlet\n## Chapter 6 Othello\n## Chapter 7 Timon of Athens\n## Chapter 8 King Lear\n## Chapter 9 Macbeth\n## Chapter 10 Antony and Cleopatra\n## Chapter 11 Coriolanus\n## Notes\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"What questions does the book raise about Shakespearean tragedy?\",\"answer\":\"The book asks whether “Shakespearean tragedy” is a helpful concept or simply a set of individual tragedies, and what makes some plays more tragic than others.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book structure its study of Shakespeare’s tragedies?\",\"answer\":\"It begins with tragedy before Shakespeare, then examines Shakespeare’s tragedies chronologically one by one, focusing on both shared concerns and each play’s distinctiveness.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the book say about the tragic hero?\",\"answer\":\"It investigates what kind of figure the tragic hero is and whether such a figure is always present in Shakespeare’s tragedies.\"}]","The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare’s Tragedies | PDF",1789947966,273]