The Subject of Tragedy (Routledge Revivals)
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The Subject of Tragedy (Routledge Revivals) by Catherine Belsey
First published in 1985, The Subject of Tragedy takes the drama of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as the starting point for an analysis of the differential identities of man and woman. Catherine Belsey charts, in a range of fictional and non-fictional texts, the production in the Renaissance of a meaning for subjectivity that is identifiably modern. The subject of liberal humanism – self-determining, free origin of language, choice and action – is highlighted as the product of a specific period in which man was the subject to which woman was related.
Catherine Belsey chaired the Centre for Critical and Cultural Theory at Cardiff University before moving to Swansea as Research Professor in English. Much of her work is on Shakespeare and cultural criticism. Her books include Critical Practice (1980, second edition 2002), Poststructuralism: A Very Short Introduction (2002) and A Future for Criticism (2011).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781138015340 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138015342 |
| Title | The Subject of Tragedy (Routledge Revivals) |
| Author | Catherine Belsey |
| Series | Routledge Revivals |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-12-04 |
| Number of pages | 270 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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