Tragedy and Dramatic Theatre

<p>This comprehensive authoritative account of tragedy is the culmination of Hans-Thies Lehmann’s groundbreaking contributions to theatre and performance scholarship. It is a major milestone in our understanding of this core foundation of the dramatic arts. From the philosophical roots and theories of tragedy through its inextricable relationship with drama to its impact upon post-dramatic forms this is the definitive work in its field. Lehmann plots a course through the history of dramatic thought taking in Aristotle Plato Seneca Nietzsche Heidegger Lacan Shakespeare Schiller Holderlin Wagner Maeterlinck Yeats Brecht Kantor Heiner Müller and Sarah Kane. </p>