Showing posts with label story-telling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label story-telling. Show all posts

Monday, August 12, 2013

Breaking Bad as a Tragedy

One example of a critic of Breaking Bad was given in this post.

Breaking Bad: A Contemporary Tragedy by Dutton Kearney

I question his handling of Greek tragedy, though - it seems to be at variance with the account of tragedy given by Aristotle, though it is true that Aristotle's definition of tragedy (and the tragic hero) may not fit all Greek plays equally well.

Related:
‘Breaking Bad’ Premiere Draws Biggest Audience in Its History

Fairy Tales and the Moral Imagination

Circe Institute: Podcast: On Fairy Tales and the Moral Imagination - mp3

Related:
Rod Dreher: Story Lines, Not Party Lines
Why conservatives must master the arts of narrative
The Stories Conservatives Don’t Tell