
Rächer und Gerächte
Konzeptionen, Praktiken und Loyalitäten der Rache im Spiegel der attischen Tragödie
Bernadette Descharmes(Author)
Brill Deutschland (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 10. April 2013
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-3-8471-0105-5 (ISBN)
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Description
Vengeance in ancient Greece - how did it look like? Who took revenge, why and for whom? Using the example of Attic tragedy texts, the book investigates these questions by analysing patterns of thought and practice. Starting with an exploration of the Greek vocabulary of revenge, Bernadette Descharmes shows that revenge can be perfectly defined as justice as well as punishment, protection or obligation of honour. She inquires the rules of revenge, emotional and religious implications and different acts of violence as presented in tragedy. The book not only illuminates the fatal consequences resulting from betrayal and violence within families and friendship ties, but it also enlightens obligations of loyalty among kin and friends. After all, in ancient thought, revenge is not only a practice generating hostile relationships. "Help your friend and harm your enemy" is also a guideline that defines revenge as an act affirming kinship and friendship.
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Series
Thesis
Doctoral thesis
2011
Universität Freiburg
Language
German
Place of publication
Göttingen
Germany
Publishing group
V&R unipress
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 16.3 cm
Thickness: 2.4 cm
Weight
620 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8471-0105-5 (9783847101055)
DOI
10.14220/9783847101055
Schweitzer Classification
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Bernadette Descharmes
Rächer und Gerächte
Konzeptionen, Praktiken und Loyalitäten der Rache im Spiegel der attischen Tragödie
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Persons
Author
Dr. Bernadette Descharmes arbeitet als Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Historischen Seminar der Technischen Universität Braunschweig.
Series Editor
Ronald G. Asch ist Professor für Neuere Geschichte an der Universität Freiburg.
Sabine Dabringhaus ist Juniorprofessorin für Außereuropäische Geschichte an der Universität Freiburg im Breisgau.
Dr. Dietmar Neutatz ist Professor für Neuere und Osteuropäische Geschichte an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.