Tragedy offstage: suffering and sympathy in ancient Athens
"In this book, Rachel Hall Sternberg draws on evidence from Greek oratory and historiography of the fifth and fourth centuries BCE to study the moral universe of the ancient Athenians: how citizens may have treated one another in times of adversity, when and how they were expected to help. She develops case studies in five spheres of everyday life: home nursing, the ransom of captives, intervention in street crimes, the long-distance transport of sick and wounded soldiers, and slave torture. He…
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- Full title :Tragedy offstage : suffering and sympathy in ancient Athens / Rachel Hall Sternberg.
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"In this book, Rachel Hall Sternberg draws on evidence from Greek oratory and historiography of the fifth and fourth centuries BCE to study the moral universe of the ancient Athenians: how citizens may have treated one another in times of adversity, when and how they were expected to help. She develops case studies in five spheres of everyday life: home nursing, the ransom of captives, intervention in street crimes, the long-distance transport of sick and wounded soldiers, and slave torture. Her close reading of selected narratives suggests that Athenians embraced high standards for helping behavior - at least toward relatives, friends, and some fellow citizens. Meanwhile, a subtle discourse of moral obligation strengthened the bonds that held Athenian society together, encouraging individuals to bring their personal behavior into line with the ideals of the city-state."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2006.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of Texas Press
- Place of Publication:Austin
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2006.
The Physical Object
- Description:238 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0292714165, 9780292714168
- oclc:ocm63472886
- LC Classification:DF275
- Dewey Decimal:303.3/7209385
Table of Contents
Home nursing -- The ransom of captives -- Bystander intervention -- The transport of sick and wounded soldiers -- The judicial torture of slaves.
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