Οἶκτος e ἔλεος: contesti della ‘compassione’ nell’opera storica di Tucidide

In this paper we examine the contexts in which Thucydides uses the Greek terms οἶκτος and ἔλεος, commonly translated with ‘pity’ or ‘compassion’. The lexical analysis aims at identifying the role, both positive and negative, that compassion plays within the historical work. Through also a comparison...

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Main Author: Antonella Impieri
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2018-12-01
Series:Pallas
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/9323