What is Tragedy?
Oxford UniversityTragedy has been around for over 2500 years, from its earliest manifestations in the huge open-air gathering-places of Athens and other Greek city-states, to the theatres of Renaissance England, Spain and France, right through to the twentieth century with its cinematic tragedies, and the disturbing works of Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett. In four dialogues, Oliver Taplin, Emeritus Professor, an... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 4 | Founded | 14 years ago |
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Discussion on whether tragedy still exists in modern culture, whether in films, modern theatre or and other creative arts. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2... more
Third dialogue on the nature of tragedy where they talk about whether tragic theatre teaches people, and if it does, how and what does it teach? Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.o... more
A discussion of what the use of tragedy is, and whether the emotional experience of tragic theatre is simply a passing thrill or a vital part of life. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecom... more
First dialogue between Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings on tragedy: they discuss what 'tragedy' means, from its origins in Greek culture to philosophical notions of what tragedy and tragic drama are. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share... more
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- Catharsis as Purgation or Vaccination
In the second episode, the host mentions that he dislike the notion of purgation as interpretation of Aristotle’s catharsis. Instead, he thinks the metaphor of vaccination is better. Namely that a tragedy functions a small douce of undeserved misfortune which would be catastrophic in real life, but since it is only in a theatre, it is not real therefore easier to handle. Then the function of tragedy is not to purge the emotions caused by fragility of good but to strengthen immunity to the such a... more
Apple Podcasts5tarizan
United Kingdom4 years ago - Very thoughtful, enjoyable
Very thoughtful, informative, enjoyable discussion.
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United States4 years ago - Oxford
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Saudi Arabia13 years ago - Comment.
Excellent! Please keep on doing more of this kind of materials.
Apple Podcasts5JOAQUIN SILVEIRAUnited States13 years ago - It's cool
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