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Anagnorisis : scenes and themes of recognition and revelation in western literature / by Piero Boitani.

Author/creator Boitani, Piero
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2021]
Descriptionxii, 459 pages ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Uniform titleRiconoscere รจ un dio. English
Series Internationale Forschungen zur Allgemeinen und Vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft, 0929-6999 ; volume 204
Abstract "Anagnorisis has been called 'one of the great works of comparative literary criticism of our time' is a book that spans the millennia, the adventures of Ulysses in Homer and God's mysterious appearance to Abraham in Genesis, down not only to Joyce's Ulysses and Thomas Mann's Joseph and his Brothers, but also to Borges's 'The Immortal' and Derek Walcott Omeros. 'Anagnorisis' means 'recognition'. Aristotle defined it simply as 'the passage from ignorance to knowledge'. But the knowledge one gains in anagnorisis is neither scientific nor abstract - it is living knowledge in the flesh, as Euripides' Helen understood when, seeing her husband again after many years, she exclaimed: 'to recognize those we love is a god"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020056587
ISBN9789004453661 (hardback ; acid-free paper)
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