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As well as providing a more precise conceptual framework for the genre of tragicomedy than has so far been available, the author demonstrates some of its persistent features in the two broad time periods when it had its greatest popularity. These periods being the Renaissance and the modern era.

These new essays explore the ways in which contemporary dramatists have retold or otherwise made use of myths, fairy tales and legends from a variety of cultures, including Greek, West African, North American, Japanese, and various parts of Europe. The dramatists discussed range from well-established playwrights such as Tony Kushner, Caryl Churchill, and Timberlake Wertenbaker to new theatrical stars such as Sarah Ruhl and Tarell Alvin McCrane...