The past in Aeschylus and Sophocles [[electronic resource] /] / by Poulheria Kyriakou

• Autore: Kyriakou Poulheria
• Pubblicazione: Berlin ; ; New York, : De Gruyter, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (608 p.)
• Disciplina: 882/.01
• Soggetto topico: Characters and characteristics in literature
• Soggetto non controllato: Aeschylus; Free Will; Greek Tragedy; Sophocles; The Past
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- A. AESCHYLUS -- I. Persae -- II. Septem contra Thebas -- III. Supplices -- IV. Agamemnon -- V. Choephori and Eumenides -- B. SOPHOCLES -- I. Ajax -- II. Philoctetes -- III. Electra -- IV. Trachiniae -- V. Oedipus Tyrannus -- VI. Oedipus Coloneus -- Conclusions -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index of passages -- Index of names and subjects
• Sommario/riassunto: The book studies the past of the characters in Aeschylus and Sophocles, a neglected but crucial topic. The characters' beliefs, values, and emotionsbear on their view of the past. This view reinforces their beliefs and their conception of themselves and others as agentsof free will and members of a family and/or community. The study reveals that, although the characters' idea of the past is fixed, the impact of the past is not. The characters consider, review, and construct narratives of it, as they seek to mould a future they perceive as morally just for themselves and others.
• Titolo autorizzato: Past in Aeschylus and Sophocles
• ISBN: 1-283-40058-8; 9786613400581; 3-11-025756-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789639903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Trends in classics. . -Supplementary volumes ; ; v. 11.