Sophocles and Greek pessimism. Transl. from the Dutch by J.A. Ross.

Opstelten, Johannes C.:

Published by Amsterdam : North-Holland Publishing Company, 1952

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250 S. Einband leicht berieben. - The Problem and its Orientation; Pessimism in general and in Greece -- No Orphic Pessimism in Sophocles -- Pessimism, the Tragic Sense and Fear: Aeschylus and Sophocles -- Suffering and Guilt in Aeschylus and Sophocles -- The Personality of the Hero in Sophocles -- Sophocles and the mythological Tradition -- Pessimism in the Text: Sophocles and Euripides. The Personal Voice of the Poet. The Blindness and Insignificance of Man -- Sophocles and the Writers before him: the Loneliness of the Hero -- Conclusions and Summary: the general Character of Greek Pessimism. Temperament, Experience and Insight. Optimism and the Tragic Sense. Pessimism and an harmonious Attitude to Life. Sophocles -- APPENDIX: On the Jealousy of the Gods. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1550. Seller Inventory # 1093529

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Title: Sophocles and Greek pessimism. Transl. from ...

Publisher: Amsterdam : North-Holland Publishing Company

Publication Date: 1952

Binding: Originalleinen.

Condition: Gut