Euripides' Use of Psychological Terminology
Author | : Shirley D. Sullivan |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2000-04-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780773568433 |
ISBN-13 | : 0773568433 |
Rating | : 4/5 (433 Downloads) |
Download or read book Euripides' Use of Psychological Terminology written by Shirley D. Sullivan and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2000-04-24 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sullivan discusses each term separately, gathering them from Euripides' seventeen extant tragedies and from fragments of other plays. She begins with a broad look at how both earlier and contemporary poets used the various terms, moving on to a detailed discussion of Euripides' own usage, from his most often used phr_n to his new use of psych_. Euripides' Use of Psychological Terminology will be of interest to scholars of classics, in particular those studying the fifth-century, as well as to those interested in psychology and its presentation in ancient literature.