Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me

by Edith Hall

Book Overview

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 terrible news, he announces,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300273533
• ISBN13: 9780300273533
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.8" x 5.3"