The Construction of Tragedy: HubrisMary A. Mann, 2004 - 228 pages A beacon for the 21st century is an understanding of the Science of Being Altogether as practiced by the great tragic dramatists. An integral part of the art form of tragedy is deemed to be the dramatists' adherence to the philosophy of the Science of Being Altogether where the artist becomes intuitive scientist in creating a microcosm of the universe itself. Six plays Antigone, Hamlet, King Lear, Murder in the Cathedral, A Man for All Seasons, The Condemned of Altona are analyzed in similar format in HUBRIS, The Construction of Tragedy. Societies and forms of government may vary but humanity itself does not change significantly. Antigone, Hamlet and Albany in King Lear are deeply aware of mortals' cosmic connection and the responsibilities resultant from it. Hubris in human activity such as domination, exemplified by Creon in Antigone, and martyrdom extolled by More in A Man for All Seasons and Thomas in Murder in the Cathedral can be understood to be scientifically untenable and destined to be chastened or broken by the universal life force. The Condemned of Altona addresses the 20th century disconnect of human morality from cosmic harmony. At the end of each play's analysis, a section is devoted to its contemporary relevance. Contemporary issues as fear of dialogue, domination , martyrdom, religious fervor and ideological hatred, and the slide into hopelessness all fit into patterns of human behavior that are explored in tragedy. |
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Hubris Mary Anneeta Mann. Introduction The pilgrim fathers of the scientific imagination as it exists today , are the great tragedians of ancient Athens , Aeschylus , Sophocles , Euripides . Their vision of fate , remorseless and ...
... fathers of the scientific imagination as it exists today , then it becomes important to the development of our culture and possibly the survival of our civilization that their tragic method and their sense of an integrated universe ...
... father and mother , and so forth . These tenets aid in the preservation and ennoblement of the race . Wherever the tragedian finds conflicting codes of conduct among the various religious sects , there may be found subject matter for a ...
... father , a mother her son , a son his mother , or any other deed of the kind is done these are the situations to be looked for by the poet . " Reversal of the situation is a change by which the action veers round to its opposite ...
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Contents
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constructed tragedy | 23 |
Characterits ethical nature | 25 |
The consideration of the audience in determining the plays magnitude | 26 |
The function of language | 28 |
The aftermath of tragedy | 29 |
The cosmic imbalance caused by murder and its mortal | 63 |
The political structure of Denmark and the art | 71 |
King Lear | 79 |
The ethicality of Albanys contribution to the highest | 86 |
Political awareness in Albany and Cordelia Kent and | 93 |
The art of personal survival in postLear Britain Edgar | 102 |
Murder In The Cathedral | 109 |
The mystic circle The relationship of the priests | 116 |
Antigone | 31 |
which the play is prepared | 33 |
The state of affairs in the play | 34 |
The plot Its relationship to a universal truth The meaning of fidelity of correspondence through all dimensions from innerpersonal to cosmic | 35 |
The energy drive of honor due to the dead as motivated by Antigone in her heightened role as sibling | 37 |
The role of Teiresias seer and intermediary | 43 |
The energy drive of Creons bid for power | 45 |
The role of the chorus | 48 |
The average mortal | 49 |
The contemporary relevance of Antigone | 50 |
Hamlet | 55 |
The moment of choice for Thomas | 122 |
The energy drive of More How it is affected by human | 134 |
The role of the woman Her assigned importance | 140 |
The natural paradigm for classical tragedy | 147 |
The highest energy drive Economic growth and the will | 153 |
From Franz to Hitler and back Dictatorial prevailing | 162 |
The responsibility of the tragedian to portray tragic | 170 |
Structuring the prepared material Deciding upon | 178 |
The state of the art The importance of the study of | 184 |