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245 10 a| Tragic pathos :b| pity and fear in Greek philosophy and tragedy /c| Dana LaCourse Munteanu.;

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300 a| xiii, 278 pages ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-274) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Part I. Theoretical Views about Pity and Fear as Aesthetic Emotions: 1. Drama and the emotions: an Indo-European connection?; 2. Gorgias: a strange trio, the poetic emotions; 3. Plato: from reality to tragedy and back; 4. Aristotle: the first 'theorist' of the aesthetic emotions -- Part II. Pity and Fear within Tragedies: 5. An introduction; 6. Aeschylus: Persians; 7. Prometheus Bound; 8. Sophocles: Ajax; 9. Euripides: Orestes -- Appendix: catharsis and the emotions in the definition of tragedy in the Poetics.;

520 a| "Scholars have often focused on understanding Aristotle's poetic theory, and particularly the concept of catharsis in the Poetics, as a response to Plato's critique of pity in the Republic. However, this book shows that, while Greek thinkers all acknowledge pity and some form of fear as responses to tragedy, each assumes a different purpose for the two emotions and mode of presentation and, to a degree, understanding of them. This book reassesses expressions of the emotions within different tragedies and explores emotional responses to and discussions of the tragedies by contemporary philosophers, providing insights into the ethical and social implications of the emotions"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Tragic pathos : pity and fear in Greek philosophy and tragedy / Dana LaCourse Munteanu.

Author/creator	Munteanu, Dana LaCourse, 1972-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Description	xiii, 278 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Cover image
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Aeschylus. Persae. Aeschylus. Prometheus bound. Sophocles. Ajax. Euripides. Orestes. Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism. Pathos in literature. Sympathy in literature. Fear in literature. Emotions (Philosophy)--History. Aesthetics, Ancient.

Contents	Introduction -- Part I. Theoretical Views about Pity and Fear as Aesthetic Emotions: 1. Drama and the emotions: an Indo-European connection?; 2. Gorgias: a strange trio, the poetic emotions; 3. Plato: from reality to tragedy and back; 4. Aristotle: the first 'theorist' of the aesthetic emotions -- Part II. Pity and Fear within Tragedies: 5. An introduction; 6. Aeschylus: Persians; 7. Prometheus Bound; 8. Sophocles: Ajax; 9. Euripides: Orestes -- Appendix: catharsis and the emotions in the definition of tragedy in the Poetics.
Abstract	"Scholars have often focused on understanding Aristotle's poetic theory, and particularly the concept of catharsis in the Poetics, as a response to Plato's critique of pity in the Republic. However, this book shows that, while Greek thinkers all acknowledge pity and some form of fear as responses to tragedy, each assumes a different purpose for the two emotions and mode of presentation and, to a degree, understanding of them. This book reassesses expressions of the emotions within different tragedies and explores emotional responses to and discussions of the tragedies by contemporary philosophers, providing insights into the ethical and social implications of the emotions"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-274) and index.
LCCN	2011027498
ISBN	9780521765107
ISBN	0521765102

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