Wounded heroes : : vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy / / Marina Berzins McCoy.

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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Place / Publishing House:Oxford : : Oxford University Press,, 2014.
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (228 pages)
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505 0 |a Woundedness, narrative, and community in the Iliad -- Oedipus and Theseus at the crossroads -- Pity as a civic virtue in Sophocles' Philoctetes -- Wounding and wisdom in Plato's Gorgias -- Eros, woundedness, and creativity in Plato's Symposium -- Friendship and moral failure in Aristotle's Ethics -- Tragedy, katharsis, and community in Aristotle's Poetics. 
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