Human and animal in ancient Greece : empathy and encounter in classical literature

Human and animal in ancient Greece : empathy and encounter in classical literature / Tua Korhonen and Erika Ruonakoski.

Animals were omnipresent in the everyday life and the visual arts of classical Greece. In literature, too, they had significant, functions. This book discusses the role of animals both domestic and wild - and mythological hybrid creatures in ancient Greek literature. Challenging the traditional view...

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Main Authors: Korhonen, Tua (Author), Ruonakoski, Erika (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2017.
Series:Library of classical studies ; v. 15.
Subjects:
Greek literature > History and criticism.
Animals in literature.
Human-animal relationships in literature.
Empathy in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Animals in literature
Empathy in literature
Greek literature
Human-animal relationships in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Reading Ancient Greek Literature through Phenomenology
  • Encounters with Animals in Greek Literature
  • The Spectrum of Human-Animal Relationships in Greek Antiquity
  • Case Studies.

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