Hoc quod uolo / me nolle: Counter-Volition and Identity Management in Senecan Tragedy

Akrasia and involuntary action are conspicuous in several Senecan tragedies, where pivotal moments are minutely dramatized as crises of will, and where protagonists under massive duress (internal or external) act self-consciously against their better judgment (Herc. F., Phoen., Pha., Med., Thy.). Th...

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Main Author: Gottfried Mader
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2014-06-01
Series:Pallas
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/1704