This volume presents a wide range of contributions that analyse the cultural, sociological and communicative significance of tears and crying in Graeco-Roman antiquity. The papers cover the time from the eighth century BCE until late antiquity and take into account a broad variety of literary
This volume presents a wide range of contributions that analyse the cultural, sociological and communicative significance of tears and crying in Graeco-Roman antiquity. The papers cover the time from the eighth century BCE until late antiquity and take into account a broad variety of literary genres such as epic, tragedy, historiography, elegy, philosophical texts, epigram and the novel. The collection also contains two papers from modern socio-psychology.
Product Features:- Category: Classic
- Binding: Hardcover
- Language of Text: English
- Author(s): Thorsten Fogen
- Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
- ISBN: 9783110201116
- Number of Pages: 497
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 1.06 inches