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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822034903321

Autore

Allen-Hornblower Emily

Titolo

From agent to spectator : witnessing the aftermath in ancient Greek epic and tragedy / / Emily Allen-Hornblower

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

3-11-057818-2

3-11-043004-5

3-11-043009-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Collana

Trends in classics--supplementary volumes ; ; volume 30

Disciplina

883/.01

Soggetti

Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism

Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism

Agent (Philosophy) in literature

Spectators in literature

Witnesses in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Helpless Witness: Achilles, Patroclus, and the Portrayal of Vulnerability in the Iliad -- Chapter Two: Spectatorship, Agency, and Alienation in Sophocles’ Trachiniae -- Chapter Three: From Murderer to Messenger: Body, Speech, and Justice in Greek Tragedy -- Chapter Four: Neoptolemus Between Agent and Spectator in Sophocles’ Philoctetes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"We tend to associate the act of witnessing with bystanders who have not played an active role in the events that they are watching. The present monograph considers characters from Homer's Iliad and Greek tragedy that are looking on and reacting (in word, deed, or both) to their own actions. It closely examines those scenes in which they are put in the position of a spectator, witnessing the aftermath of their deed(s)"--Provided by publisher.