Wounded heroes : vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy / Marina Berzins McCoy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCoy, Marina, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek literature--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Vulnerability (Personality trait).

Philosophy, Ancient.

Virtues in literature.

Wounds and injuries in literature.

Fragility (Psychology).

Philosophical anthropology.

Ethics.

Genre:

Anthologies

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Other Title:

Vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy

Vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature & philosophy

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 to the philosophical works of Plato and Aristotle.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 5, 2013).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780191757327

OCLC:

861528996

Publisher Number:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199672783.001.0001

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access