Pity transformed /

""Pity Transformed"" is an examination of how pity was imagined and expressed in classical antiquity. It pays particular attention to the ways in which the pity of the Greeks and Romans differed from modern ideas. Among the topics investigated in this study are the appeal to pity...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Konstan, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Duckworth, 2001.
Colección:Classical inter/faces.
Temas:
Sympathy in literature.
Classical literature > History and criticism.
Sympathie dans la littérature.
Littérature ancienne > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Classical literature
Sympathy in literature
Medelijden.
Klassieke oudheid.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Pity as an Emotion; 1. Pity and the Law; 2. Pity versus Compassion; 3. Pity and Power; 4. Divine Pity; Conclusion; Appendix: Aristotle on Pity and Pain; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z.

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