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portada Pity and Power in Ancient Athens (in English)
Type
Physical Book
Year
2011
Language
English
Pages
370
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9780521285629

Pity and Power in Ancient Athens (in English)

Hall Sternberg (Author) · Cambridge University Press · Paperback

Pity and Power in Ancient Athens (in English) - Hall Sternberg

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Synopsis "Pity and Power in Ancient Athens (in English)"

Arguing that the exercise of power in democratic Athens, especially during its brief fifth-century empire, raised troubling questions about the alleviation and infliction of suffering, this book examines how pity emerged as a timely topic in Atheninan culture. Ten essays examine the role of pity in the literature, art, and society of classical Athens by analyzing evidence from tragedy, philosophy, historiography, epic, oratory, vase painting, sculpture, and medical writings. Athenians had power and used it ruthlessly, but the infliction of suffering did not mesh well with their civic self-images.

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