Discusses how the desire for revenge is part of human nature and argues that revenge is synonymous with justice. "We call it justice--the assassination of Osama bin Laden, the incarceration of corrupt politicians or financiers like Rod Blagojevich and Bernard Madoff, and the cl…
Revenge in Attic and later tragedy
Revenge in Attic and later tragedy
"Moderns tend to view the drama of ancient Athens as a presentation of social or moral problems, as if ancient drama showed the same realism seen on the present-day stage. Because it was a state theater, the Attic stage is also supposed to have offered lessons in the peaceable v…
Revenge in Attic and later tragedy
"Moderns tend to view the drama of ancient Athens as a presentation of social or moral problems, as if ancient drama showed the same realism seen on the present-day stage. Because it was a state theater, the Attic stage is also supposed to have offered lessons in the peaceable v…
Through textual analysis of specific medieval vocabulary, this book clarifies the changing course of the concept of vengeance in general as well as the more specific idea of crusading as an act of vengeance.
To date, historians of the crusades have not thoroughly investigated the theme of crusading as an act of vengeance, despite its frequent appearance in crusading sources. This has led to inaccurate assumptions regarding the nature of medieval vengeance and the role that various c…
