An edition of The logic of wish and fear
(2014)
The logic of wish and fear
new perspectives on genres of Western fiction
by Ben La Farge
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"Through Aristotle's theory of catharsis and his concept of complex tragedy, Ben La Farge provides an original examination of genre. Moving effortlessly from Greek to Shakespearean tragedies, to nineteenth and twentieth-century British, American and Russian drama, and fiction and contemporary television, this study sheds new light on the art of comedy"--
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The logic of wish and fear: new perspectives on genres of Western fiction
2014, Palgrave Pivot
in English
1137470844 9781137470843
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Table of Contents
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Preface
PART I: THE CONVERGENCE OF COMEDY AND ROMANCE
1. Comedy's Logic
2. Comedy's Intention
3. Comic Romance
PART II: SECULAR MYTH
4. The Anatomy of Secular Myth
PART THREE: THE PLEASURES OF TRAGEDY
5. Genesis - Why Then?
6. Complex Tragedy
7. The Problem of Catharsis
8. The Question of Fate
9. The Tragic Flaw
10. Syphilis and War as Substitute Fates
11. High and Low Mimetic Tragedies
Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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