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:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Embarrassment in literature. Envy in literature. Greek literature > Themes, motives. Humiliation in literature. Envie dans la littérature. Humiliation dans la littérature. Embarrassment in literature Envy in literature Greek literature > Themes, motives Humiliation in literature Literature: history & criticism. Literature. Electronic books. Literary criticism. Critiques littéraires.
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