Wounded heroes : vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy

Wounded heroes vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy

McCoy examines how Greek epic, tragedy, and philosophy offer important insights into the nature of human vulnerability especially how Greek thought extols the recognition and proper acceptance of vulnerability. Beginning with the literary works of Homer and Sophocles, she also expands her analysis t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McCoy, Marina, 1968- author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2014.
Subjects:
Greek literature > History and criticism.
Vulnerability (Personality trait)
Philosophy, Ancient.
Virtues in literature.
Wounds and injuries in literature.
Fragility (Psychology)
Philosophical anthropology.
Ethics.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009425006906719
Table of Contents:
  • Woundedness, narrative, and community in the Iliad
  • Oedipus and Theseus at the crossroads
  • Pity as a civic virtue in Sophocles' Philoctetes
  • Wounding and wisdom in Plato's Gorgias
  • Eros, woundedness, and creativity in Plato's Symposium
  • Friendship and moral failure in Aristotle's Ethics
  • Tragedy, katharsis, and community in Aristotle's Poetics.

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