Sophocles' use of psychological terminology : old and new / Shirley Darcus Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, Shirley Darcus, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sophocles--Knowledge--Psychology.

Sophocles.

Sophocles--Language.

Psychology in literature.

Greek drama (Tragedy)--Psychological aspects.

Greek drama (Tragedy).

Psychology--Terminology.

Psychology.

Greek language--Terms and phrases.

Greek language.

Physical Description:

ix, 283, [5] p. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : Carleton University Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At once reference text and literary foray, this work is designed to engage both specialists and non-specialists. It offers detailed discussion of the Greek text for those who have a knowledge of the language while also making all readings available in translation and transliterated forms. Sophocles' Use of Psychological Terminology will be an enduring resource for anyone interested in Athenian tragedy and especially for those interested in how the early Greeks viewed what we now think of as psychological activity.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Phrēn in the Tragedies: Part One

Phrēn in the Tragedies: Part Two

Nous in the Tragedies

Phrēn and Nous and Their Cognates in the Antigone

Thumos, Kardia, and Kear in the Tragedies

Psychē in the Tragedies

Psychic Terms in Each Tragedy

Conclusion

An Overview of the Psychic Entities

Adjectives and Participles with Psychic Terms

Cognate Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, and Nouns

Hēpar and Splanchna1

Selected Bibliography

Index of Passages Discussed

General Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275-284]) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-86423-8

9786612864230

0-7735-7412-3

OCLC:

929121304