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Wounded heroes : vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy /

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McCoy examines how Greek epic, tragedy, and philosophy offer important insights into the nature of human vulnerability especially how Greek thought extols the recognition and proper acceptance of vulnerability. Beginning with the literary works of Homer and Sophocles, she also expands her analysis t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCoy, Marina, 1968- (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Greek literature > History and criticism.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Vulnerability (Personality trait)
Wounds and injuries in literature.
Fragility (Psychology)
Philosophical anthropology.
Ethics.
Ethics
Littérature grecque > Histoire et critique.
Philosophie ancienne.
Anthropologie philosophique.
Morale.
Vulnérabilité (Trait de personnalité)
Lésions et blessures dans la littérature.
philosophical anthropology.
ethics (philosophy)
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Philosophical anthropology
Wounds and injuries in literature
Greek literature
Philosophy, Ancient
plato
suffering
wounds
virtue
tragedy
homer
vulnerability
sophocles
aristotle
greek philosophy
Achilles
Alcibiades
Creative Commons
Neoptolemus
Oedipus
Philoctetes
Socrates
Theseus
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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