Concept information
Preferred term
tragedy
Definition
- According to Aristotle, Greek tragic drama represents the progress from happiness to misery brought upon the hero by his own error of judgement. Those who consider the human condition have their own views on how typical of human life is this representation. [Source: Dictionary of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling; Tragedy]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/tragedy
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