Pity transformed / David Konstan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Konstan, David, author.

Series:

Classical inter/faces.

Classical Inter/faces

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sympathy in literature.

Classical literature--History and criticism.

Classical literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Pity Transformed"" is an examination of how pity was imagined and expressed in classical antiquity. It pays particular attention to the ways in which the pity of the Greeks and Romans differed from modern ideas. Among the topics investigated in this study are the appeal to pity in courts of law and the connection between pity and desert; the relation between pity and love or intimacy; self-pity; the role of pity in war and its relation to human rights and human dignity; divine pity from paganism to Christianity; and why pity was considered an emotion. This book will lead readers to ponder ho

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Pity as an Emotion; 1. Pity and the Law; 2. Pity versus Compassion; 3. Pity and Power; 4. Divine Pity; Conclusion; Appendix: Aristotle on Pity and Pain; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 14, 2015).

ISBN:

9781472502322

1472502329

9781472502315

1472502310

OCLC:

902957971