ENG 429 - Tragic Visions

Semester Hours: 4

As we make small and large decisions, we face questions of identity, of limitation, and of sovereignty. Who am I? What confronts me? What control do I have over my life? Tragic literature explores these questions with great profundity. It deals thoroughly with the themes of power and empowerment. Tragic heroes and those who write in the tragic vein are in a position where they must confront themselves, where they must come to terms with the possibilities of who they are and who they can become. Like all of us, they are asked to declare themselves for at least one moment in their lives.