Performing catharsis: enacting an ancient therapy
Auteur :
Meineck, Peter
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032596693
Date de publication :
26 juin 2026
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
What is catharsis and how exactly do pity (eleos) and fear (phobos) and other emotions achieve it? Rather than examining catharsis as described in Aristotle’s Poetics, this book instead places it within the context of performance in ancient Greece from the Palaeolithic to the fourth century BCE.