Envy, Spite and Jealousy : The Rivalrous Emotions in Ancient Greece

Classical Greece was permeated by a spirit of rivalry. Games and sports, theatrical performances, courtroom trials, recitation of poetry, canvassing for public office, war itself--all aspects of life were informed by a competitive ethos. This pioneering book considers how the Greeks viewed, explained, exploited, and controlled the emotions that entered into such rivalrous activities and looks at what the private and public effects were of such feelings as ambition, desire, pride, passion, envy, and spite. This is the first book devoted to the emotions of rivalry in the classical world taken as a whole. With chapters written by a dozen scholars in ancient history, literature, and philosophy, it contributes most notably to the study of ancient Greece as well as to the history of the emotions.Konstan, David is the author of 'Envy, Spite and Jealousy : The Rivalrous Emotions in Ancient Greece', published 2003 under ISBN 9780748616046 and ISBN 0748616047.