TY  - BOOK
AU  - Caston,Ruth Rothaus
AU  - Kaster,Robert A.
TI  - Hope, joy, and affection in the classical world
T2  - Emotions of the past
SN  - 9780190278298
AV  - DF78 .H72 2016
U1  - 880.9/353 23
KW  - Hope
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - History
KW  - Joy
KW  - Emotions in literature
KW  - Emotions (Philosophy)
KW  - Classical literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Philosophy, Ancient
KW  - Rome
KW  - Intellectual life
KW  - Greece
KW  - To 146 B.C
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and indexes; Introduction / Ruth R. Caston and Robert A. Kaster -- I. Hope -- Douglas Cairns, Metaphors for hope in archaic and classical Greek poetry -- Damien Nelis, Emotion in Vergil's Georgics : farming and the politics of hope -- Laurel Fulkerson, "Torn between hope and despair" : narrative foreshadowing and suspense in the Greek novel -- II. Joy and happiness -- Ruth R. Caston, The irrepressibility of joy in Roman comedy -- Michael C.J. Putnam, Horatius Felix -- Margaret Graver, Anatomies of joy : Seneca and the Gaudium tradition -- Christopher Gill, Positive emotions in stoicism : are they enough? -- III. Fellow-feeling and kindness -- Ed Sanders, Generating goodwill and friendliness in Attic forensic oratory -- David Armstrong, Utility and affection in Epicurean friendship : Philodemus on the Gods 3, On property management, and Horace, Sermones 2.6 -- Gillian Clark, Caritas : Augustine on love and fellow-feeling -- Martha Nussbaum, "If you could see this heart" : Mozart's mercy
N2  - "For all the interest in emotions in antiquity, there has been little study of positive emotions. This collection aims to redress the balance with eleven studies of emotions like hope, joy, good will and mercy that show some of the complexity these emotions play in ancient literature and thought"--Provided by publisher
ER  -