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From Agent to Spectator: Witnessing the Aftermath in Ancient Greek Epic and Tragedy

By Emily Allen-Hornblower

Book information

Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Year
2016
ISBN
3110439069, 9783110439069
ISSN
1868-4785
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2252203 bytes)
Series
Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes 30
Pages
VIII+336\346
Topic
Literature Literary
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2016-05-13 04:47:43
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Description

We tend to associate the act of witnessing with bystanders who have not played an active role in the events that they are watching. The present monograph considers characters from Homer s Iliad and Greek tragedy that are looking on and reacting (in word, deed, or both) to their own actions. It closely examines those scenes in which they are put in the position of a spectator, witnessing the aftermath of their deed(s)."

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