Physical pain and justice : Greek tragedy and the Russian novel /

Physical pain and justice : Greek tragedy and the Russian novel /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rosenshield, Gary, author.
Imprint:	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]
Description:	xxviii, 187 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Crosscurrents: Russia's literature in context Crosscurrents--Russia's literature in context.
Subject:	Russian prose literature -- 19th century -- Themes, motives. Greek drama (Tragedy) -- Themes, motives. Pain in literature. Justice in literature. Comparative literature -- Russian and Greek. Comparative literature -- Greek and Russian. Greek drama (Tragedy) -- Themes, motives. Justice in literature. Pain in literature.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11388759

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ISBN:	9781498568456 1498568459
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other form:	Online version: Rosenshield, Gary, author. Physical pain and justice Lanham : Lexington Books, 2017 9781498568463

Table of Contents:

Prometheus Bound: punishment, power, and justice
Sophocles' The Women of Trachis: physical pain, the hero, and the gods
Sophocles' Philoctetes: pain, outrage, and justice
Dostoevsky's notes from The House of the Dead: corporal punishment, justice and the state
Pain, truth, and history (injustice) in War and Peace
Pain, truth, and justice: The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Conclusion.