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Anhalt, Emily Katz

 
9780300217377: Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths
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ISBN 10 : 0300217374 ISBN 13 : 9780300217377
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2017

Synopsis

An examination of remedies for violent rage rediscovered in ancient Greek myths

Millennia ago, Greek myths exposed the dangers of violent rage and the need for empathy and self-restraint. Homer’s Iliad, Euripides’ Hecuba, and Sophocles’ Ajax show that anger and vengeance destroy perpetrators and victims alike. Composed before and during the ancient Greeks’ groundbreaking movement away from autocracy toward more inclusive political participation, these stories offer guidelines for modern efforts to create and maintain civil societies. Emily Katz Anhalt reveals how these three masterworks of classical Greek literature can teach us, as they taught the ancient Greeks, to recognize violent revenge as a marker of illogical thinking and poor leadership. These time-honored texts emphasize the costs of our dangerous penchant for glorifying violent rage and those who would indulge in it. By promoting compassion, rational thought, and debate, Greek myths help to arm us against the tyrants we might serve and the tyrants we might become.

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À propos de l'auteur

Emily Katz Anhalt teaches classical languages and literature at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of Solon the Singer: Politics and Poetics.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300217374
ISBN 13 
9780300217377
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
288
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