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Harmful Interaction between the Living and the Dead in Greek Tragedy (Paperback)
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Fifth-century Greek tragedy contains some of the most fascinating
and important stage-ghosts in Western literature, whether the
talkative Persian king Darius, who is evoked from the Underworld in
Aeschylus’ Persians, or the murdered Trojan prince Polydorus, who
seeks burial for his exposed corpse in Euripides’ Hecuba. These
manifest figures can tell us a vast amount about the abilities of
the tragic dead, particularly in relation to the nature, extent and
limitations of their interaction with the living through, for
example, ghost-raising ceremonies and dreams. Beyond these manifest
dead, tragedy presents a wealth of invisible dead whose anger and
desire for revenge bubble up from the Underworld, and whose honour
and dishonour occupy the minds and influence the actions of the
living. Combining both these manifest and invisible dead, this book
examines harmful interaction between the living and the dead, i.e.
how the living can harm the dead, and how the dead can harm the
living. This includes discussions on the extent to which the dead
are aware of and can react to honourable or dishonourable treatment
by the living, the social stratification of the Underworld, the
consequences of corpse exposure and mutilation for both the living
and the dead, and how the dead can use and collaborate with
avenging agents, such as the gods, the living and the Erinyes.
General
Imprint: |
Liverpool University Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2023 |
Editors: |
Bridget Martin
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
232 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80207-844-2 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-80207-844-4 |
Barcode: |
9781802078442 |
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