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Tragedy and Archaic Greek Thought
D L (Ed) Cairns
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Description for Tragedy and Archaic Greek Thought
Hardcover. Eight leading contemporary interpreters of Classical Greek tragedy here explore its relation - convergence and divergence - with ideas of the Archaic Period. Editor(s): Cairns, D. L. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 692.
Eight leading contemporary interpreters of Classical Greek tragedy here explore its relation - convergence and divergence - with ideas of the Archaic Period. Prominent are the nature and possibility of divine justice, the influence of the gods on humans, fate and human responsibility, the instability of fortune, the principle of alternation, hybris and ate , the inheritance of guilt and suffering. Other themes are tragedy's relation with Presocratic philosophy, and the interplay between 'Archaic' features of the genre and fifth-century ethical and political thought. Here is a powerful case for the importance of Archaic thought not only ... Read more
Eight leading contemporary interpreters of Classical Greek tragedy here explore its relation - convergence and divergence - with ideas of the Archaic Period. Prominent are the nature and possibility of divine justice, the influence of the gods on humans, fate and human responsibility, the instability of fortune, the principle of alternation, hybris and ate , the inheritance of guilt and suffering. Other themes are tragedy's relation with Presocratic philosophy, and the interplay between 'Archaic' features of the genre and fifth-century ethical and political thought. Here is a powerful case for the importance of Archaic thought not only ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Swansea, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905125579
SKU
V9781905125579
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About D L (Ed) Cairns
Douglas Cairns is Professor of Classics in the University of Edinburgh. His publications on ancient Greek literature and society include Aidos: The psychology and ethics of honour and shame in ancient Greek literature (1993), Bacchylides: Five epinician odes (2010), and Sophocles: Antigone (forthcoming, 2013). For the Classical Press of Wales he has edited or jointly edited Law, Rhetoric, and Comedy ... Read more
Reviews for Tragedy and Archaic Greek Thought
"...of these papers are useful and interesting...[...]The volume is attractive and cleanly produced..."
Jennifer Starkey, University of Colorado Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2013.08.37
Jennifer Starkey, University of Colorado Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2013.08.37