Greek tragedy
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Greek Tragedy (play) — Greek Tragedy is a 1989 play by British playwright Mike Leigh … Wikipedia
Greek tragedy — ancient Greek dramas in which the protagonist meets with disaster … English contemporary dictionary
Tragedy — 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… … Wikipedia
tragedy — /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 … Universalium
Greek literature — Introduction body of writings in the Greek language, with a continuous history extending from the 1st millennium BC to the present day. From the beginning its writers were Greeks living not only in Greece proper but also in Asia Minor, the… … Universalium
tragedy — Synonyms and related words: Aeschylean tragedy, Euripidean tragedy, Greek tragedy, Melpomene, Renaissance tragedy, Senecan tragedy, Sophoclean tragedy, accident, adversity, blow, buskin, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, collision,… … Moby Thesaurus
tragedy — 01. Romeo and Juliet is a famous [tragedy] written by Shakespeare. 02. Two adults and one child were killed in a [tragic] car accident on the highway outside of Memphis last weekend. 03. The police chase ended [tragically] when the car being… … Grammatical examples in English
tragedy — [[t]træ̱ʤɪdi[/t]] ♦♦♦ tragedies 1) N VAR A tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation. They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy... Maskell s life had not been without tragedy. 2) N VAR Tragedy is a type of literature, especially drama … English dictionary
tragedy */*/ — UK [ˈtrædʒədɪ] / US noun Word forms tragedy : singular tragedy plural tragedies 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a very sad event that causes people to suffer or die The trip ended in tragedy. prevent/avert a tragedy: The measures were designed to… … English dictionary
tragedy — trag|e|dy [ trædʒədi ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a very sad event that causes people to suffer or die: The trip ended in tragedy. prevent/avert a tragedy: The measures were designed to prevent any similar tragedies. a ) count usually singular … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tragedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. drama; disaster, calamity, catastrophe; crushing blow. See evil. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Unhappy fate] Syn. lot, bad fortune, misfortune, doom, bad end, no good end. Ant. happiness*, fortune, success.… … English dictionary for students
