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Courage and Cowardice in Ancient Greece : From Homer to Aristotle
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Discovering an Ancient Virtue -- 1.1 Courage and the Common Sense -- 1.2 Moderns and the 'Species' of Courage -- 1.3 Between Homer and Aristotle -- 1.4 Methodology and the Plan...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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: Springer International Publishing AG
, 2020
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/proquest-ebook-central-altertum/ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bsbfidaltertumswissenschaften/detail.action?docID=6273673 |
| E-Book Packages: | ProQuest Ebook Central : Classical Studies Collection |
| Summary: | Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Discovering an Ancient Virtue -- 1.1 Courage and the Common Sense -- 1.2 Moderns and the 'Species' of Courage -- 1.3 Between Homer and Aristotle -- 1.4 Methodology and the Plan of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Archaic Greece: Courageous Hero in the Homeric Epics -- 2.1 Introduction and Terminology -- 2.2 The Role of Thumos in Homeric Courage -- 2.3 Courage as an Aristocratic Duty -- 2.4 Shame and Glory as Two Fundamental Concerns -- 2.5 Courage and the Gender Issue -- 2.6 The Signs of Courage and Cowardice -- 2.7 Courage and Recklessness -- 2.8 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Martial Valor in Post-Homeric Poetry -- 3.1 Admirers and Dissenters: A Brief Overview -- 3.2 The Faithful Followers: Tyrtaeus and Callinus -- 3.3 The Postmortem Rewards of Courage: Why Should We Fight? -- 3.4 Close Range Fighting and Endurance -- 3.5 The Survivor's Benefits -- 3.6 The Beauty of Death on the Battlefield -- 3.7 The Question of Loyalties in Homer and the Poets -- 3.8 Simonides on the Heroes of the Persian Wars -- 3.9 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 4: The Bold Challengers: Cowardice, Irony, and Mockery -- 4.1 Dethroning Homer: The Early Attempts -- 4.2 The Lost Shield and the Love of Life: The Case of Archilochus -- 4.3 More Shields Lost: Alcaeus and Anacreon -- 4.4 Courage and Hedonism -- 4.5 War and Peace in Aristophanes and the Danger of Courage -- 4.6 A Courageous Playwright: Beyond the Traditional Limits -- References -- Chapter 5: Courage in Real-Life: The Historians' Approach -- 5.1 Fiction and Reality in Greek Historians -- 5.2 Herodotus and His Method -- 5.3 A Rare Virtue -- 5.4 The Value of Choice: Forced and Voluntary Courage -- 5.5 The Epitome of Martial Valor: The Battle at Thermopylae. 5.6 Courage in Non-martial Contexts -- 5.7 The Great Divide: An Athenian Variety of Courage -- References -- Chapter 6: Courage and Cowardice in Plato's Dialogues -- 6.1 The Many Faces of Plato and the Philosophers' Take -- 6.2 Courage, Wisdom and Confidence in the Protagoras -- 6.3 The Quest for Non-martial Courage in the Laches -- 6.4 Taming the Guardians' Thumos in the Republic -- 6.5 The Demotion of Courage: Confronting Tyrtaeus in the Laws -- References -- Chapter 7: Aristotle's Revisionism: A Return to Homeric Roots -- 7.1 A Restoration Project -- 7.2 Aristotle's Criteria for a Courageous Warrior -- 7.3 The Noble Goal of Courage -- 7.4 The Deficient Forms of Courage -- 7.5 A Case-Study: Is Suicide an Act of Cowardice? -- 7.6 Homer and the Courage of the Citizen-Soldiers -- 7.7 Thumos and Spirited Courage: Where Did Homer Go Wrong? -- 7.8 Vindication of Homer and Final Remarks -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusion: The Fate of Courage in the Modern World -- 8.1 From Battlefield to the Philosopher's Study -- 8.2 What We Owe to the Ancients -- References -- Index. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (267 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783030476069 |
