Emotional Trauma in Greece and Rome: Representations and Reactions

This volume examines emotional trauma in the ancient world, focusing on literary texts from different genres (epic, theatre, lyric poetry, philosophy, historiography) and archaeological evidence. The material covered spans geographically from Greece and Rome to Judaea, with a chronological range fro...

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Other Authors: Karanika, Andromache 1971- (Editor), Panoussi, Vassiliki 1967- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2020
Series:Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
Routledge monographs in classical studies
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:This volume examines emotional trauma in the ancient world, focusing on literary texts from different genres (epic, theatre, lyric poetry, philosophy, historiography) and archaeological evidence. The material covered spans geographically from Greece and Rome to Judaea, with a chronological range from about 8th c. bce to 1st c. ce. The collection is organized according to broad themes to showcase the wide range of possibilities that trauma theory offers as a theoretical framework for a new analysis of ancient sources. It also demonstrates the various ways in which ancient texts illuminate contemporary problems and debates in trauma studies
Item Description:Post-memory, relic trauma and the haunting of trauma
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Physical Description:1 online resource (249 p.)
ISBN:9781351243407
1351243403
9781351243414
1351243411
9781351243391
135124339X

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