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Tragic Hero

Tragic Hero is a literary character archetype in Greek tragedy who belongs to the genus of dramatic characters and is differentiated by possessing noble stature, a tragic flaw (hamartia), and undergoing a fall from fortune that elicits pity and fear, thus effecting catharsis in the audience.

52

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2.9K

Citations

59

Authors

17

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

52

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Authors

59

  1. BM
    Bernard M. W. Knox

    2 publications · 397 citations

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  2. CS
    Charles Segal

    John Brown University, United States

    2 publications · 108 citations

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  3. IM
    Ivan Morris

    2 publications · 191 citations

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  4. JM
    Jim Marks

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. DY
    Donna Youngs

    University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 79 citations

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Institutions

17

  1. University of Otago

    Dunedin, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    100 citations

  2. Archéologie et Philologie d’Orient et d’Occident

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  3. University of Ioannina

    Ioannina, Greece

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    64 citations

  4. Christian Service University College

    Kumasi, Ghana

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    30 citations

  5. École Normale Supérieure - PSL

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  7. University of Huddersfield

    Huddersfield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    158 citations

  8. Caritas Medical Centre

    Hong Kong, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 7 publications · 660 citations

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  2. New Literary History

    NLH · 2 publications · 44 citations

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  3. The American Journal of Philology

    AJP · 2 publications · 39 citations

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  4. Studies in English Literature 1500-1900

    SEL · 2 publications · 22 citations

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  5. American Literature

    2 publications · 27 citations

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