A Study of Piety in the Greek Tragic Chorus (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Henry Vogel Shelley

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ISBN 10 : 1330454928 ISBN 13 : 9781330454923

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This book delves into the fascinating realm of ancient Greek religion as portrayed in the works of the great tragic playwrights â Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. The author explores the concept of piety, a central theme in Greek tragedy, through the lens of the chorus â a group of singers and dancers who comment on the action and provide a moral and religious perspective. The chorus, often composed of elders, maidens, or matrons, served as the voice of tradition and religious conservatism. The author examines how the chorus personified abstract ideas such as Destiny, Necessity, Time, and Justice, highlighting their belief in the power and ultimate triumph of divine law. The thematic depth of this book lies in its exploration of the complex relationship between humans and the divine in ancient Greek society. The author examines the chorus's reverence for temporal authority, their unwavering faith in the power of the gods, and their profound respect for individual deities like Zeus and Dionysus. The book's insights into the piety of the Greek tragic chorus offer a valuable window into the moral and religious landscape of ancient Greece, revealing the enduring significance of faith, justice, and the human struggle for meaning in a world governed by powerful forces beyond human control.

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The religion of the ancient Greeks presents a fascinating study. It constitutes a phase of Greek life, which only in very recent times has received serious consideration, but fortunately at present enough research has been made in the subject to determine at least its general outline. To the modern mind it is a matter of great interest and astonishment to note as two salient and remarkably peculiar characteristics of Greek 1religion its utter lack of dogma and its marked influence on every aspect of the national life and thought, especially thel drama and the four great athletic institutions. But the Greek mind, unlike the modern, drew no line of demarcation between the religious and the secular, for by reason of the ubiquity of the Greek religious influence secularism simply did not exist in Greek life. The idea that comedy had a religious origin seems to us moderns well-nigh preposterous; but we can hardly say the same of tragedy. The very nature of tragedy inevitably reveals the fundamental human need of the consolatory power of religion.1 The happy, healthy, prosperous man is quite apt to let human nature dominate completely his thoughts and actions; but if stricken with adversity or placed in jeopardy, he turns instinctively to a higher Power for consolation, realizing in this predicament that the help of his fellow-man is utterly futile. It is just this realization of mans complete dependence upon a higher Being, which constitutes the nucleus, the quintessence, the vital meaning of religion. In Greek tragedy, where the sense of mans misfortune has been portrayed with a profundity of understanding characteristic of no other literature, we shall find abundant evidence of the innate religious spirit in man. Flourishing in the fifth century, that imposing span of time during which the intellect received an impetus for development more powerful than at l Th
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330454928
• ISBN 13: 9781330454923
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 60
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