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On the postmodern status of classical tragedy & tragic vision: the novels, plays and theatre of Peter Verhelst

This project wants to examine the possibility of a tragic vision in the novels, plays and theatre performances of Peter Verhelst, focussing on the relation between such a vision and the ubiquitous themes and motifs from classical tragedy in his oeuvre. Aesthetic and ethic analyses will result in original contributions both to the interpretation of Verhelst and to the postmodern reception history of classical tragedy.

Date:1 Oct 2010 →  30 Sep 2014
Keywords:classical tragedy, postmodern, tragic vision, Peter Verhelst
Disciplines:Theory and methodology of linguistics, Other languages and literary studies, Literary studies, Theatre and performance, Theory and methodology of language studies, Theory and methodology of literary studies, Language studies