Wounded heroes: Vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy

Wounded heroes

McCoy, Marina. “Wounded heroes”, New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:103502.

Title: Wounded heroes: Vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy
Author: McCoy, Marina
School: Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Philosophy
Genre: book
Date Issued: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Extent: xvi, 228 pages ; 23 cm
General Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-221) and index.
Table of Contents: 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.
Statement of Responsibility: Marina Berzins McCoy.
ISBN: 0199672784
9780199672783
Persistent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:103502
Use Restrictions: This is an open access version of the publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), which permits non-commercial reproduction and distribution of the work, in any medium, provided the original work is not altered or transformed in any way, and that the work is properly cited.
Subject: Greek literature--History and criticism
Wounds and injuries in literature
Vulnerability (Personality trait)
Philosophy, Ancient
Virtues in literature
PA3015.V84 M3 2013
880.9384