Wounded heroes : vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy

Parallelsachtitel: Vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy
1. Verfasser: McCoy, Marina, 1968- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Ausgabe: First edition.
Umfang/Format: xvi, 228 pages.
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Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Online Zugang: open access
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Woundedness, narrative, and community in the Iliad
  • Oedipus and Theseus at the crossroads
  • Pity as a civic virtue in Sophocles' Philoctetes
  • Wounding and wisdom in Plato's Gorgias
  • Eros, woundedness, and creativity in Plato's Symposium
  • Friendship and moral failure in Aristotle's Ethics
  • Tragedy, katharsis, and community in Aristotle's Poetics.