عنوان

Enraged :

0300231768

9780300231762

0300217374

9780300217377

Enraged :

[Book]

why violent times need ancient Greek myths /

Emily Katz Amhalt.

London :

Yale University Press,

[2017]

©2017

1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-253) and index.

Introduction: The power of stories -- Passions and priorities (Iliad 1) -- Them and us (Iliad 6) -- Cultivating rational thought (Iliad 9) -- Violence, vengeance, and a glimpse of victory (Iliad 10-24) -- The dangers of democratic decision making (Sophocles' Ajax) -- The abuse of power and its consequences (Euripides' Hecuba) -- Conclusion: the ends of self-government.

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"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."--Amazon.

OverDrive, Inc.

JSTOR

18072976-BDAE-403A-9AAA-77B9FACC53A9

22573/ctt1s9dpw6

Enraged.

9780300217377

Euripides., Hecuba-- Criticism and interpretation.

Homer., Iliad-- Criticism and interpretation.

Sophocles., Ajax-- Criticism and interpretation.

Ajax (Sophocles)

Hecuba (Euripides)

Iliad (Homer)

Anger in literature.

Civilization-- Greek influences.

Civilization, Classical.

Anger in literature.

Civilization-- Greek influences.

Civilization, Classical.

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Folklore & Mythology.

HIS037080

LIT004190

SOC011000

Anhalt, Emily Katz

20200822100637.0

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[Book]

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