The Review of Faith & International Affairs · 2017 · 13 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesReligionReligious StudiesAmerican StudiesGenre StudiesMythologyAmerican ReligionEpic TraditionGreek MythologyGreek TragedyMythological NarrativeNational MythsAmerican Civil ReligionCivil Religion CritiqueForeign Policy HistoryGreek Tragic MythologyMythological DramaNational Civil ReligionNational MythologyTragedy
Tragedy began as a genre of theater that dramatized the epic lessons, problems, and cataclysms of Greek mythology, the national religion of a once-great civilization. Tragedy, as a genre, was roote...