The Transformations of Tragedy: Christian Influences from Early Modern to Modern

Fionnuala  O'Neill Tonning; Erik  Tonning; Jolyon Mitchell

doi:10.1163/9789004416543

The Transformations of Tragedy: Christian Influences from Early Modern to Modern

Fionnuala O'Neill Tonning (Editor), Erik Tonning (Editor), Jolyon Mitchell (Editor)

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The Transformations of Tragedy: Christian Influences from Early Modern to Modern explores the influence of Christian theology and culture upon the development of post-classical Western tragedy. The volume is divided into three parts: early modern, modern, and contemporary. This series of essays by established and emergent scholars offers a sustained study of Christianity’s creative influence upon experimental forms of Western tragic drama.
Both early modern and modern tragedy emerged within periods of remarkable upheaval in Church history, yet Christianity’s diverse influence upon tragedy has too often been either ignored or denounced by major tragic theorists. This book contends instead that the history of tragedy cannot be sufficiently theorised without fully registering the impact of Christianity in transition towards modernity.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Leiden
Publisher	Brill Academic Publishers
Number of pages	337
ISBN (Electronic)	9789004416543
ISBN (Print)	9789004416536
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004416543
Publication status	Published - 21 Nov 2019

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Name	Studies in Religion and the Arts
Publisher	Brill
Volume	16
ISSN (Print)	1877-3192

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