Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me - Paperback
by Edith Hall
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300281927ISBN-10:300281927UPC:9780300281927Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Suicide, Ancient and ClassicalSize:8.10 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCQ5SHCKH4
Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me
An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselves "Remarkable, brave and compassionate."--Rowan Williams, New Statesman In Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus the Tyrant, a messenger arrives to report that Jocasta, queen of Thebes, has killed herself. To prepare listeners for this...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300281927ISBN-10:300281927UPC:9780300281927Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Suicide, Ancient and ClassicalSize:8.10 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCQ5SHCKH4
Edith Hall is a professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University. She is the author of more than thirty books, including Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life. She lives in Cambridgeshire, UK.
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