ap english literature - theories of tragedy
Learn the four major theories of tragedy for AP Lit: Aristotle, Miller, Hegel, and Nietzsche. This review session breaks down each theory with literary examples like Oedipus and Antigone, plus how to apply these critical lenses to your AP Lit essays ...more
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- 0:00
Introduction and Welcome
- 1:55
Tragedies in Literature
- 2:57
Four Theories Overview
- 3:58
AP Lit Exam Review
- 5:00
Free Response Questions
- 5:31
Open Prompt Details
- 8:07
Critical Lenses Introduction
- 9:09
Origins of Tragedy
- 11:20
Greek Tragedy Contests
- 12:22
Aristotle's Poetics
- 13:57
Higher Type Characters
- 14:58
Hamartia and Mistakes
- 15:59
Anagnorisis and Peripeteia
- 17:31
Oedipus Example
- 18:01
Arthur Miller's Theory
- 19:37
Common Man in Tragedy
- 20:39
Evil in Environment
- 22:44
Hegel's Dialectic
- 25:21
French Revolution Example
- 27:27
Tragedy as Collision
- 29:02
Antigone Example
- 31:40
Nietzsche's Dichotomy
- 34:51
Apollonian vs Dionysian
- 36:26
Dichotomy Venn Diagram
- 37:59
Euripides Critique
- 40:33
Oedipus and Dichotomy
- 42:38
Madness Prompt Example
- 43:39
Tragedy Checklist
- 44:42
Essay Outline
- 46:47
Resources and Closing
- 47:19
Final Thoughts
