I thought it was interesting that Ottinger read The Hidden City as a tragedy--nothing particularly tragic happened, in my opinion and understanding of the classical definition of the term. It was hugely grim, and while I liked Rath quite a lot I agreed with the statue that he was a fool, but the book itself was not what I would call "tragic."
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Date: 2008-05-07 02:28 am (UTC)I thought it was interesting that Ottinger read The Hidden City as a tragedy--nothing particularly tragic happened, in my opinion and understanding of the classical definition of the term. It was hugely grim, and while I liked Rath quite a lot I agreed with the statue that he was a fool, but the book itself was not what I would call "tragic."