Budelmann, Felix
(ed.)
Sluiter, Ineke
(ed.)
Editorial: Oxford University Press
Colección: Cognitive Classics
Número de páginas: 272 págs. 15.0 x 23.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 01-06-2023
EAN: 9780192888938
ISBN: 978-0-19-288893-8
Precio (sin IVA): 110,99 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 115,43 €
Greek tragedy parades, tests, stimulates, and upends human cognition. Characters plot deception, try to fathom elusive gods, and fail to recognise loved ones. Spectators observe the characters' cognitive limitations and contemplate their own, grapple with moral quandaries and emotional breakdown, overlay mythical past and topical present, and all the while imagine that a man with a mask is Helen of Troy. With broad coverage of both plays and cognitive capabilities, this book pursues a dual aim: to expand our understanding of Greek tragedy and to use Greek tragedy as a focal point for exploring cognitive thinking about literature.