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Zusatztext Sanders' analysis of specific literary texts presents them in such a fresh light that the reader will turn to these well-known works with refreshed curiosity - this is not a minor achievement. ... Sanders' book is a precious and enviable contribution both to the history of emotions and to literary studies. Informationen zum Autor Ed Sanders is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London. Klappentext Envy and Jealousy in Classical Athens examines the sensation, expression, and literary representation of envy and jealousy in Classical Athens. Zusammenfassung Envy and Jealousy in Classical Athens examines the sensation, expression, and literary representation of envy and jealousy in Classical Athens. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Notes on text Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Envy, jealousy and related emotions - modern theories Chapter 3: The vocabulary of Greek envy and jealousy Chapter 4: Aristotle on phthonos Chapter 5: Phthonos and the Attic oratorical corpus Chapter 6: Audience phthonos in Old Comedy Chapter 7: Onstage phthonos in Old Comedy and tragedy Chapter 8: Sexual jealousy in Classical Athens Envoi Bibliography Index locorum General index
