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  1. From Agent to Spectator
    Witnessing the Aftermath in Ancient Greek Epic and Tragedy
    Published: [2016]; © 2016
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin ;Boston

    This book looks at witnesses to suffering and death in ancient Greek epic (Homer’s Iliad) and tragedy. Internal spectators abound in both genres, and have received due scholarly attention. The present monograph covers new ground by dealing with a... more

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    This book looks at witnesses to suffering and death in ancient Greek epic (Homer’s Iliad) and tragedy. Internal spectators abound in both genres, and have received due scholarly attention. The present monograph covers new ground by dealing with a specific subset of characters: those who are put in the position of spectator to (and, often, commentator on) their own deed(s). By their very nature, protagonists are confined to the role of witness to the suffering (or deaths) they have caused only for brief stretches of time — often a single scene or even just the length of a speech — but every instance is of central importance, not just to our understanding of the characters in question, but also to the articulation of fundamental themes within the poetic works under examination. As they shift from the status of agent to that of witness, these protagonists, qua spectators to the consequences of their actions, give voice to, dramatize, and enact the tragic motifs of human helplessness and mortal fallibility that lie at the core of Homeric epic and Greek tragedy and that define the human condition, in a manner that leads the audience looking on to ponder their own

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9783110430042; 9783110439069
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    Series: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes ; 30
    Subjects: Homer; Tragödie; Zeuge; Handlung <Literatur>; Zuschauer <Motiv>
    Other subjects: Sophocles (ca. 497/496 v. Chr.-406 v. Chr.): Philoctetes; Sophocles (ca. 497/496 v. Chr.-406 v. Chr.): Trachiniae; Homerus (ca. v8. Jh.): Ilias
    Scope: 1 online resource (344pages)
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    Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher’s Web site, viewed Jan. 06, 2016)

  2. From agent to spectator
    witnessing the aftermath in Ancient Greek epic and tragedy
    Published: [2016]; © 2016
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin ; Boston

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English; Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
    Media type: Dissertation
    ISBN: 9783110439069
    RVK Categories: FE 4451 ; FH 20028
    DDC Categories: 930
    Series: Trends in classics - Supplementary volumes ; volume 30
    Subjects: Zuschauer <Motiv>; Handlung <Literatur>
    Other subjects: Sophocles (ca. 497/496 v. Chr.-406 v. Chr.): Philoctetes; Homerus (ca. v8. Jh.): Ilias; Sophocles (ca. 497/496 v. Chr.-406 v. Chr.): Trachiniae; Homer; tragedy; witnesses; human condition
    Scope: VIII, 336 Seiten, 230 mm x 155 mm
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    Dissertation, Harvard University, 2009

  3. From agent to spectator
    witnessing the aftermath in Ancient Greek epic and tragedy
    Published: [2016]; © 2016
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin ; Boston

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English; Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
    Media type: Dissertation
    ISBN: 9783110439069
    RVK Categories: FE 4451 ; FH 20028
    DDC Categories: 930
    Series: Trends in classics - Supplementary volumes ; volume 30
    Subjects: Zuschauer <Motiv>; Handlung <Literatur>
    Other subjects: Sophocles (ca. 497/496 v. Chr.-406 v. Chr.): Philoctetes; Homerus (ca. v8. Jh.): Ilias; Sophocles (ca. 497/496 v. Chr.-406 v. Chr.): Trachiniae; Homer; tragedy; witnesses; human condition
    Scope: VIII, 336 Seiten, 230 mm x 155 mm
    Notes:

    Dissertation, Harvard University, 2009

  4. From agent to spectator
    witnessing the aftermath in ancient Greek epic and tragedy
    Published: [2016]
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English; Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
    Media type: Dissertation
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9783110439069; 3110439069
    Other identifier:
    9783110439069
    DDC Categories: 880
    Series: Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ; volume 30
    Subjects: Homerus; Sophocles; Sophocles; Handlung <Literatur>; Zuschauer <Motiv>
    Other subjects: Homer; tragedy; witnesses; human condition
    Scope: VIII, 336 Seiten, 24 cm
    Notes:

    Text teilweise in griechischer Schrift

    Dissertation, Harvard University, 2009

  5. From agent to spectator
    witnessing the aftermath in ancient Greek epic and tragedy
    Published: [2016]
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English; Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
    Media type: Dissertation
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9783110439069; 3110439069
    Other identifier:
    9783110439069
    Series: Trends in classics : [...], Supplementary volumes ; volume 30
    Subjects: Handlung <Literatur>; Zuschauer <Motiv>
    Other subjects: Homerus (ca. v8. Jh.): Ilias; Sophocles (ca. 497/496 v. Chr.-406 v. Chr.): Trachiniae; Sophocles (ca. 497/496 v. Chr.-406 v. Chr.): Philoctetes; (Produktform)Hardback; (Zielgruppe)Fachpublikum/ Wissenschaft; (BISAC Subject Heading)LIT004190; Homer; tragedy; witnesses; human condition; (VLB-WN)1553: Hardcover, Softcover / Geschichte/Altertum; Homer; PR: Library title; Zeuge; Tragödie
    Scope: VIII, 336 Seiten, 24 cm
    Notes:

    Text teilweise in griechischer Schrift

    Dissertation, Harvard University, 2009

  6. From agent to spectator
    witnessing the aftermath in Ancient Greek epic and tragedy
    Published: [2016]
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English; Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
    Media type: Dissertation
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9783110439069; 3110439069
    Other identifier:
    9783110439069
    RVK Categories: FE 3789
    DDC Categories: 880
    Series: Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ; volume 30
    Subjects: Handlung <Literatur>; Zuschauer <Motiv>
    Other subjects: Homerus (v8. Jh.): Ilias; Sophocles (497/496 v. Chr.-406 v. Chr.): Trachiniae; Sophocles (497/496 v. Chr.-406 v. Chr.): Philoctetes
    Scope: VIII, 336 Seiten
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    Dissertation, Harvard University, 2009

  7. From agent to spectator
    witnessing the aftermath in ancient Greek epic and tragedy
    Published: [2016]; © 2016
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin

    "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... more

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    "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)"--Provided by publisher

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English; Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
    Media type: Dissertation
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9783110578188; 3110439069; 9783110439069
    Other identifier:
    9783110439069
    RVK Categories: FE 4451 ; FH 20028
    Series: Array ; Volume 30
    Subjects: Epic poetry, Greek; Greek drama (Tragedy); Agent (Philosophy) in literature; Spectators in literature; Witnesses in literature
    Other subjects: Homer: Iliad; Homer
    Scope: VIII, 336 Seiten, 24 cm
    Notes:

    Text teilweise in griechischer Schrift

    Dissertation, Harvard University, 2009