Tragedy
- Synopsis
- Radio programme. Together with guests Professor George Steiner and Professor Catherine Belsey, presenter Melvyn Bragg examines the history of the genre of tragedy and examines whether we (still) have a psychological need for it, either as catharsis or Schadenfreude. How tragic are Shakespeare’s tragedies in comparison to the Greek play on the one hand, and modern notions of the ‘tragic’ on the other.
- Series
- In Our Time
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Multimedia; Radio
- Transmission details
- 2 Dec 1999 at 09:02 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Charlie Taylor
- Contributor
- Catherine Belsey; George Steiner; Melvyn Bragg
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet; Macbeth; Othello; Timon of Athens
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- literary theory; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); tragedy
Notes
- Textual information
- George Steiner, The Death of Tragedy (Faber and Faber, 1961)
Catherine Belsey, The Subject of Tragedy: Identity and Difference in Renaissance Drama (Methuen, 1985)
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Tragedy". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72526 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)