Schadenfreude and its wicked delights in ancient Greece /

This volume explores the significance of schadenfreude in Greek literature and culture from the archaic period to the second century CE. It examines how schadenfreude works, what purposes it serves within specific literary genres, and how generic treatments of the emotion fit within broader cultural...

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Main Author:	Montiglio, Silvia, 1960- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Greek literature > History and criticism. Greek literature > Themes, motives. Embarrassment in literature. Envy in literature. Humiliation in literature. Envie dans la littérature. Humiliation dans la littérature. Embarrassment in literature Envy in literature Greek literature > Themes, motives Humiliation in literature