The Making of British Bourgeois Tragedy: Modernity and the Art of Ordinary Suffering
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Cover; The Making Of British Bourgeois Tragedy: Modernity And The Art Of Ordinary Suffering; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; List Of Illustrations; An Introduction To Bourgeois Tragedy: Or, Silently And Smoothly Thro' The World; 1: The Bourgeois Revaluation Of Tragedy: Dignity And The Ordinary In George Lillo's London; 2: Close To Home: The Uncanny Of Georgian Domestic Tragedy; 3: A Fine Subject For Tragedy: Providence, Poetic Justice, And Clarissa's Real Affliction; 4: Prosaic Suffering: Edward Moore, Diderot, And The Natural Picture Of Drama 5: Tragic Sensibilities: Sentimental Fiction And The Serious Genreconclusion: Modern Tragedy And Ordinary Suffering; Bibliography; Index Alex Eric Hernandez. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates how the emergence of bourgeois tragedy in eighteenth-century Britain fundamentally reconfigured the relationship between ordinary life and tragic dignity. Alex Eric Hernandez examines the shift from aristocratic, heroic tragedy to a domestic mode that centered on the suffering of common individuals. By analyzing the intersection of modernity, sentimentalism, and dramatic form, the author argues that this transition redefined the aesthetic and moral value of everyday experience in the public imagination.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of George Lillo's London and the revaluation of tragic dignity.
- Examination of the uncanny elements within Georgian domestic tragedy.
- Study of providence and poetic justice in the context of Samuel Richardson's Clarissa.
- Comparative analysis of Edward Moore and Diderot regarding prosaic suffering.
- Exploration of the connection between sentimental fiction and serious drama.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on eighteenth-century British literature and does not extend its analysis into contemporary or twentieth-century dramatic developments.
- It does not provide a comprehensive history of all theatrical forms during the period, focusing specifically on the bourgeois tragedy genre.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars in the field of eighteenth-century studies recognize this text as a rigorous examination of the evolution of tragic form. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the author's precise engagement with the philosophical underpinnings of domestic drama.
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Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0191881651
ISBN-13:
9780191881657
Literary Criticism
Cultural History
Drama Studies
In literature
18th century
British literature
English drama
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