The
tragic is not the
shattering or the
gruesome.
The tragic as an alternative entertains an unavoidable demise, it signifies man always failing his most distinguished aspirations, his desires thwarted in the face of his greatest intent.
Tragic things:
Djuna Barnes.
Sophocles.
Willam Butler Yeats.
Michelangelo.
Mr Punch.
The Verve.
Confessional Poetry.