Editorial: Bloomsbury
Número de páginas: 264 págs.
Fecha de edición: 08-02-2024
EAN: 9781350410497
ISBN: 978-1-350-41049-7
Precio (sin IVA): 113,66 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 118,21 €
Exploring the use of praise and blame in Greek tragedy in relation to heroic identity, Kate Cook demonstrates that the distribution of praise and blame, a significant social function of archaic and classical poetry, also plays a key role in Greek tragedy. Both concepts are a central part of the discourse surrounding the identity of male heroic figures in tragedy, and thus are essential for understanding a range of tragedies in their literary and social contexts. In the tragic genre, the destructive or dangerous aspects of the process of kleos (glory) are explored, and the distribution of praise and blame becomes a way of destabilising identity and conflict between individuals in democratic Athens.