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Dramatic disgust : aesthetic theory and practice from Sophocles to Sarah Kane /

Aesthetic disgust is a key component of most classic works of drama because it has much more potential than to simply shock the audience. This first extensive study on dramatic disgust places this sensation among pity and fear as one of the core emotions that can achieve katharsis in drama. The book...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ablett, Sarah J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bielefeld : Transcipt Verlag, [2020]
Series:Lettre (Transcript (Firm))
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • I. Greek Tragedy & Pollution
  • II. Ekel in Eighteenth- & Nineteenth-Century Aesthetic Theory
  • III. The Drama of Existential Disgust & Psychoanalysis
  • IV. Disgust around the Millennium
  • V. Theorising Disgust for Drama Analysis
  • VI. Case Study: Dramatic Disgust in the Works of Sarah Kane
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements