Principles of Tragedy - A Rational Examination of the Tragic Concept in Life and Literature
This book originated in a search for a definition either of tragedy or of the main tragic elements which would hold good on various planes and over a wide range of literature and drama. It seemed that if the term 'tragic' had any validity at all when used by a modern commentator it ought to include factors common at least to Sophocles, Shakespeare, Racine, and probably Ibsen and others, irrespective of the difference in their historical and ethical backgrounds. The simple conviction that this should be so runs into truly formidable objections, but the author eventually reached the conclusion that they are not insurmountable providing one confines oneself to essentials.
The book is divided into three parts. The first deals with words, one of the smallest components of writing. The second deals with sentences, a larger component. The third deals with the largest components: paragraphs and the whole composition. An appendix contains check lists which you should consult before turning compositions in. Each of the parts is subdivided into units.
An outstanding collection of poems that appeal to both boys and girls, compiled by a teacher who believed in the formative power of learning poetry by heart. “Children,” she maintains, “should build for their future — and get, while they are children, what only the fresh imagination of the child can assimilate. They should store up an untold wealth of heroic sentiment; they should acquire the habit of carrying a literary quality in their conversation; they should carry a heart full of the fresh and delightful associations and memories connected with poetry hours to brighten mature years. They should develop their memories while they have memories to develop.”
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