ENG 321 - Ethics and Tragedy

Institution:

Alvernia University

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Description:

Study of ethics in context of tragic literature. Focus on Aristotle's understanding of the ethical content of tragedy by examining connections between his works on moral psychology (Ethics, Rhetoric) and his analysis of tragedy in the Poetics. Readings also include plays of Sophocles, Euripides, Shakespeare, Racine and others.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.alvernia.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 796-8200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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