Dana Lacourse Munteanu: 1 book
Tragic Pathos
Pity and Fear in Greek Philosophy and Tragedy
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2011
Scholars have often focused on understanding Aristotle's poetic theory, and particularly the concept of catharsis in the Poetics, as a response to Plato's critique of pity in the Republic. However, this book shows that, while Greek thinkers all acknowledge pity and some form of fear as responses to...
