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Aeschylus' Use of Psychological Terminology : Traditional and New.
Title:
Aeschylus' Use of Psychological Terminology : Traditional and New.
Author:
Sullivan, Shirley D.
ISBN:
9780773566552
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (301 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Phren in the Tragedies: Part One -- 3 Phren in the Tragedies: Part Two -- 4 Phren and Its Cognates in the Suppliants -- 5 Thumos in the Tragedies -- 6 "Heart" in the Tragedies -- 7 Nous, Prapides, and Psyche in the Tragedies -- 8 Psychic Terms in Each Tragedy -- 9 Conclusion -- APPENDICES -- A: An Overview of Psychic Entities -- B: Psychic Terms in Each Tragedy -- C: Adjectives and Participles with Psychic Terms -- D: Cognate Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, and Nouns -- E: Hepar and Splanchna -- F: Phren and Its Cognates in the Suppliants -- G: The Prometheus Bound: An Overview -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index of Passages Discussed -- Agamemnon -- Choephoroi -- Eumenides -- Persians -- Seven against Thebes -- Suppliants -- Prometheus Bound -- Fragments -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- S -- T -- W -- Z.
Abstract:
In this in-depth analysis of Aeschylus' use of psychological terms, Shirley Darcus Sullivan compares his usage with that of earlier and contemporary poets, including Homer, Hesiod, Pindar, and Bacchylides, and assesses the degree to which his usage is innovative or traditional.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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