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tragedy — [traj′ə dē] n. pl. tragedies [ME tragedie < MFr < L tragoedia < Gr tragōidia, tragedy, lit., the song of the goat < tragos, goat ( < IE * treg , to gnaw < base * ter , to rub, grind > THROW) + ōidē, song (see ODE): so named ? … English World dictionary
tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society … Universalium
Tragedy — other uses redirect|Tragedian LiteratureTragedy ( gr. , tragōidia , goat song ) is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure. [Banham (1998, 1118). In his speculative work on the origins of Athenean tragedy, The… … Wikipedia
tragedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. drama; disaster, calamity, catastrophe; crushing blow. See evil. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Unhappy fate] Syn. lot, bad fortune, misfortune, doom, bad end, no good end. Ant. happiness*, fortune, success.… … English dictionary for students
tragedy — trag•e•dy [[t]ˈtrædʒ ɪ di[/t]] n. pl. dies 1) a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: a family tragedy[/ex] 2) lit. the tragic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life: the tragedy of poverty[/ex] 3) lit … From formal English to slang
Life and Fate — infobox Book | name = Life and Fate title orig = translator = author = Vasily Grossman illustrator = cover artist = country = U.S.S.R. language = Russian series = genre = publisher = release date = media type = pages = isbn = preceded by =… … Wikipedia
A Yorkshire Tragedy — is an early Jacobean era stage play, a domestic tragedy printed in 1608. The play was originally assigned to William Shakespeare, though the modern critical consensus rejects this attribution, favoring Thomas Middleton.History of the play A… … Wikipedia
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Croesus and Fate — Croesus on the pyre, Attic red figure amphora, 500–490 BC, Louvre (G 197) Croesus and Fate is a short story by Leo Tolstoy that is a retelling of a Greek legend, classically told by Herodotus, about the king Croesus. It was first published in… … Wikipedia
Fires of Fate (1923 film) — Fires of Fate is a 1923 British American silent adventure film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Wanda Hawley, Nigel Barrie and Pedro de Cordoba.[1] It was adapted from the play Fires of Fate by Arthur Conan Doyle which was in turn based on… … Wikipedia
