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Succession (HBO) and Aristotle’s Characteristics of a Tragedy (The Poetics)

In this video, I explain how Aristotle’s ideas of what makes a tragedy help to explain the enormous success of HBO’s hit series, “Succession.” Continue reading Succession (HBO) and Aristotle’s Characteristics of a Tragedy (The Poetics)

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