A Critique of Daughters of Atreus by Robert Turney from the Standpoint of the Aristotelian Standards of Tragedy in the Poetics

Thomas Gilshannon, Fordham University

Abstract

The manner of tragody is spectacle; the imitation of the action by actors before an audience. According to Aristotle, then, the six elements of tragedy are:1) Plot2) Character3) Diction4) Thought5) Song6) Spectacle

Subject Area

Art Criticism|Theater|American literature|Classical literature|Comparative literature

Recommended Citation

Gilshannon, Thomas, "A Critique of Daughters of Atreus by Robert Turney from the Standpoint of the Aristotelian Standards of Tragedy in the Poetics" (1957). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28623291.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28623291

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