Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Mimesis and Pleasure 11
6. 2. The Actor as Musical Instrument 25
7. 3. The Poetics as Ur-Text 42
8. 4. Plot and Action 57
9. 5. The Unity in Time 74
10. 6. Peripety and Recognition 86
11. 7. The Real Inspector Oedipus 101
12. 8. Character 123
13. 9. The Anatomy of Dramatic Character 136
14. 10. Thought as Ventriloquism 157
15. 11. Tragedy Today 180
16. 12. The Pleasure of Pain 200
17. Works Cited 215
18. Index 221