02707nam 2200625 450 991046095420332120200520144314.01-4725-0231-0(CKB)3710000000346516(EBL)1936303(SSID)ssj0001435624(PQKBManifestationID)11769329(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001435624(PQKBWorkID)11434259(PQKB)10436096(MiAaPQ)EBC1936303(Au-PeEL)EBL1936303(CaPaEBR)ebr11015237(CaONFJC)MIL752454(OCoLC)902957971(EXLCZ)99371000000034651620150214h20042001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPity transformed /David KonstanLondon, England ;New York, New York :Bloomsbury Academic,2004.©20011 online resource (192 p.)Classical Inter/facesDescription based upon print version of record.1-336-21168-7 0-7156-2904-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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""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 in courts of law and the connection between pity and desert; the relation between pity and love or intimacy; self-pity; the role of pity in war and its relation to human rights and human dignity; divine pity from paganism to Christianity; and why pity was considered an emotion. This book will lead readers to ponder hoClassical inter/faces.Sympathy in literatureClassical literatureHistory and criticismClassical literatureElectronic books.Sympathy in literature.Classical literatureHistory and criticism.Classical literature.820.9353Konstan David162250MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460954203321Pity transformed907698UNINA