The Theme of Illness in Sophocles' Ajax.
The article discusses the theme of illness in "Ajax," a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. Topics addressed include examination on the heuristic model of illness and recuperation in "Ajax," investigation on whether the Hippocratic notions of illness were influential on the play, and exploration on...
| Publicado en: | Scripta Classica Israelica Vol. 36; pp. 1 - 17 |
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Israeli Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies
2017
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| Sumario: | The article discusses the theme of illness in "Ajax," a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. Topics addressed include examination on the heuristic model of illness and recuperation in "Ajax," investigation on whether the Hippocratic notions of illness were influential on the play, and exploration on whether the notion of illness and healing which appears in the play is comparable to those presented in the early treatises of the Hippocratic corpus and those which governed the cult of Asclepius. |
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