Tragic

Tragedy and its role in art, literature, and society

Welcome to my weekly collection of links from literary and cultural magazines. Each week, I’ll cover a different topic and provide interesting perspectives on it through essays and reviews. I invite you to explore these articles, gain new insights and learn something new. Be sure to check back each week for a new set of articles to read and discuss!

Antigone on Your Knee (LRB, 2020)

In a democratic age, anyone can be a potential tragic figure.

• A CULTURAL HISTORY OF TRAGEDY:  Vols I-VI  (book)

Vexes as it teaches (TLS, 2021)

A provocative study of the tragic arts.

• TRAGEDY (book)

Let us now tell sad stories (TLS, 2021)

Why we might write about trauma.

• TRAUMA: Writing about art and mental health (book)