Schadenfreude and its wicked delights in ancient Greece / Silvia Montiglio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Montiglio, Silvia, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Embarrassment in literature.

Envy in literature.

Greek literature--Themes, motives.

Greek literature.

Humiliation in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This volume explores the significance of schadenfreude in Greek literature and culture from the archaic period to the second century CE. It examines how schadenfreude works, what purposes it serves within specific literary genres, and how generic treatments of the emotion fit within broader cultural landscapes.

Contents:

1. Homeric epic

2. Archaic poetry, symposiastic games, and sapiential literature

3. Tragedy

4. Old comedy

5. Historiography

6. Oratory, public punishments, and curse tablets

7. New comedy and theories of the comic

8. Philosophy

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 20, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780198981473

0198981473

OCLC:

1534888625

Publisher Number:

CIPO000285381

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license