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1tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …
2Tragedy — other uses redirect|Tragedian LiteratureTragedy ( gr. , tragōidia , goat song ) is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure. [Banham (1998, 1118). In his speculative work on the origins of Athenean tragedy, The… …
3Tragedy of the commons — Cows on Selsley Common. The tragedy of the commons is one way of accounting for overexploitation. The tragedy of the commons is a dilemma arising from the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently and rationally consulting… …
4The True Tragedy of Richard III — is an anonymous Elizabethan history play on the subject of Richard III of England. It has attracted the attention of scholars of English Renaissance drama principally for the question of its relationship with Shakespeare s Richard III . [Terence… …
5Historiography of the Volyn tragedy — This article presents the historiography of the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia during World War II.Polish historiographyCommunist PolandThe Polish historiography of the Volyn tragedy during the dictatorship of the communist party can be broken… …
6The Birth of Tragedy — Out of the Spirit of Music   …
7An American Tragedy —   1st edi …
8Mussel Slough Tragedy — Historical Landmark. The Mussel Slough Tragedy was a dispute over land titles between settlers and the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) that took place on May 11, 1880, on a farm located 5.6 miles (9 km) northwest of Hanford, California, in… …
9The Tragedy of Man — ( hu. Az ember tragédiája) is a play written by the Hungarian author Imre Madách. It was first published in 1861. The play is considered to be one of the major works of Hungarian literature and is one of the most often staged Hungarian plays… …
10She-tragedy — The term she tragedy refers to a vogue in the late 17th and early 18th centuries for tragic plays focused on the sufferings of an innocent and virtuous woman. Prominent she tragedies include Thomas Otway s The Orphan (1680), John Banks Virtue… …
