Shakespearean tragedy in Eastern Europe

Drabek, Pavel

Abstract

Eastern Europe is a problematic geopolitical concept comprising anywhere from 7 to 20 countries—culturally, ethnically and historically different. What they share is a Communist past. This essay discusses the diverse historical heritage of Eastern Europe, and theorizes the semantics of the post-Communist tragic hero and the modern trends in Shakespearean tragedy using examples from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.

Citation

Drabek, P. (2016). Shakespearean tragedy in Eastern Europe. In M. Neill, & D. Schalkwyk (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Shakespearean Tragedy (746-760). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198724193.013.45

• Publication Date: 2016-08
• Deposit Date: May 22, 2019
• Pages: 746-760
• Book Title: The Oxford Handbook of Shakespearean Tragedy
• Chapter Number: 45
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872419-3
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198724193.013.45
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1828727
• Publisher URL: https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198724193.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780198724193-e-45