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Eirene Visvardi

Emotion in Action: Thucydides and the Tragic Chorus

English · Hardback

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Description

Emotion in Action offers a new approach to the tragic chorus by focusing on the performance of collective emotion. Eirene Visvardi redefines choral action, analyzes choruses that enact fear and pity, and juxtaposes them to the Athenian dêmos in Thucydides.

About the author

Eirene Visvardi, PhD (2007), is Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Wesleyan University.

Product details

Authors	Eirene Visvardi
Publisher	Brill

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	08.01.2015

EAN	9789004269293
ISBN	978-90-04-26929-3
No. of pages	300
Dimensions	163 mm x 239 mm x 20 mm
Weight	599 g
Series	Mnemosyne, Supplements
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day

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