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02765aam a2200397 i 4500 001 B7AA42FAA80111E7B9D4614397128E48 003 SILO 005 20171003010225 008 170215t20172017ctu b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2017930760 020 $a 0300217374 020 $a 9780300217377 035 $a (OCoLC)995781609 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCO $d OSU $d FM0 $d INU $d VP@ $d HTM $d IQU $d OCLCF $d MUB $d PSC $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 4 $a PA4037 A54 2017 100 1 $a Anhalt, Emily Katz, $e author. 245 10 $a Enraged : $b why violent times need ancient Greek myths / $c Emily Katz Anhalt. 264 1 $a New Haven ; $b Yale University Press, $c [2017] 300 $a xiv, 268 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-253) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: The power of stories -- Passions and priorities (Iliad 1) -- Them and us (Iliad 6) -- Cultivating rational thought (Iliad 9) -- Violence, vengeance, and a glimpse of victory (Iliad 10-24) -- The dangers of democratic decision making (Sophocles' Ajax) -- The abuse of power and its consequences (Euripides' Hecuba) -- Conclusion: the ends of self-government. 520 $a "Millennia ago, Greek myths exposed the dangers of violent rage and the need for empathy and self-restraint. Homer's Iliad, Euripides' Hecuba, and Sophocles' Ajax show that anger and vengeance destroy perpetrators and victims alike. Composed before and during the ancient Greeks' groundbreaking movement away from autocracy toward more inclusive political participation, these stories offer guidelines for modern efforts to create and maintain civil societies. Emily Katz Anhalt reveals how these three masterworks of classical Greek literature can teach us, as they taught the ancient Greeks, to recognize violent revenge as a marker of illogical thinking and poor leadership. These time-honored texts emphasize the costs of our dangerous penchant for glorifying violent rage and those who would indulge in it. By promoting compassion, rational thought, and debate, Greek myths help to arm us against the tyrants we might serve and the tyrants we might become."--Amazon 600 00 $a Homer. $t Iliad $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 00 $a Sophocles. $t Ajax $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 00 $a Euripides. $t Hecuba $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 0 $a Anger in literature. 650 0 $a Civilization $x Greek influences. 650 0 $a Civilization, Classical. 941 $a 4 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012021212.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180710102042.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20180118010043.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20171003032340.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B7AA42FAA80111E7B9D4614397128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search