03297nam 2200757 450 991046635930332120210430201609.03-11-057818-23-11-043004-53-11-043009-610.1515/9783110430042(CKB)3710000000609726(EBL)4451850(SSID)ssj0001627893(PQKBManifestationID)16371852(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001627893(PQKBWorkID)14926109(PQKB)10632262(MiAaPQ)EBC4451850(DE-B1597)453100(OCoLC)945612617(DE-B1597)9783110430042(PPN)202107787(Au-PeEL)EBL4451850(CaPaEBR)ebr11174265(CaONFJC)MIL904058(OCoLC)945038210(EXLCZ)99371000000060972620160229h20162016 uy| 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrFrom agent to spectator witnessing the aftermath in ancient Greek epic and tragedy /Emily Allen-HornblowerBerlin ;Boston :De Gruyter,[2016]©20161 online resource (344 p.)Trends in classics--supplementary volumes ;volume 30Description based upon print version of record.3-11-043005-3 3-11-043906-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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"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.Trends in classics.Supplementary volumes ;v. 30.Epic poetry, GreekHistory and criticismGreek drama (Tragedy)History and criticismAgent (Philosophy) in literatureSpectators in literatureWitnesses in literatureElectronic books.Epic poetry, GreekHistory and criticism.Greek drama (Tragedy)History and criticism.Agent (Philosophy) in literature.Spectators in literature.Witnesses in literature.883/.01Allen-Hornblower Emily1035610MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910466359303321From agent to spectator2455395UNINA