Fragments of Tragedy in Postmodern Film |
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| Author:
| Kayhan, Sezen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4438-6130-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $71.95 |
Book Description:
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Despite the theories about the death of tragedy, this book explores fragments and reflections of tragedy in postmodern film. Tragedy has changed and evolved with human society, and its continuous chain from Ancient Greece to modern times has been broken by postmodernism. However, certain aspects of tragedy have continued to be used by literature and film: in particular, films with themes of chaos, violence, popular culture, paranoia, virtual reality and alienation often use aspects of...
More DescriptionDespite the theories about the death of tragedy, this book explores fragments and reflections of tragedy in postmodern film. Tragedy has changed and evolved with human society, and its continuous chain from Ancient Greece to modern times has been broken by postmodernism. However, certain aspects of tragedy have continued to be used by literature and film: in particular, films with themes of chaos, violence, popular culture, paranoia, virtual reality and alienation often use aspects of tragedy. The focus of this study is on these facets adopted by postmodern film.