Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy: The Ritual Foundations of GenreShakespeare's Festive Tragedy is a unique look at the social and religious foundations of the tragic genre. Naomi Liebler asks whether it is possible to regard tragic heroes such as Coriolanus and King Lear as `sacrifical victims of the prevailing social order'. |
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Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy: The Ritual Foundations of Genre Naomi Conn Liebler Limited preview - 1995 |
Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy: The Ritual Foundations of Genre Naomi Conn Liebler Limited preview - 2002 |
Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy: The Ritual Foundations of Genre Naomi Conn Liebler No preview available - 1995 |
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