Poole, Adrian (Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge): Tragedy

What do we mean by 'tragedy' now? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with Sophocles and Shakespeare? Addressing questions about belief, blame, revenge, pain, witnessing and ending, this book demonstrates the enduring significance of attempts to understand terrible suffering.'Oxford's always stimulating Very Short Introductions series.'