{"product_id":"modern-tragedy-by-raymond-williams","title":"'Modern Tragedy' by Raymond Williams","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"309\"\u003eRaymond Williams has a blunt argument: modern society still produces tragedy — we just refuse to recognise it.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"715\"\u003eTracing tragedy from \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSophocles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e through to modern drama and political upheaval, Williams shows how the form evolved alongside shifts in power, class, and social imagination. Where classical tragedy focused on kings and fate, modern tragedy emerges from ordinary lives caught in historical forces — revolution, war, labour, bureaucracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"1003\"\u003eWritten in the 1960s at the height of Williams’ influence in cultural theory, the book blends literary criticism with political thought. More than a study of drama, \u003cem data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003eModern Tragedy\u003c\/em\u003e is an attempt to understand why modern societies simultaneously generate catastrophic events while insisting they are merely unfortunate accidents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44168874819667,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-03-05T182336.695.png?v=1772695438","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/modern-tragedy-by-raymond-williams","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}