Tragic pathos : pity and fear in Greek philosophy and tragedy /

• Main Author: Munteanu, Dana LaCourse, 1972- (συγγραφέας)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2012.
• Subjects: Αισχύλος, > 525-456; Σοφοκλής, > 496-406; Ευριπίδης, > 480-406; Ελληνικό δράμα (Τραγωδία) > Ιστορία και κριτική; Πάθος στη λογοτεχνία; Φόβος στη λογοτεχνία; Συναισθήματα (Φιλοσοφία); Συναισθήματα στη λογοτεχνία

Scholars have often focused on understanding Aristotleβ€sss poetic theory, and particularly the concept of catharsis in the Poetics, as a response to Platoβ€sss critique of pity in the Republic. However, this book shows that, while Greek thinkers all acknowledge pity and some form of fear as respons...