English summary: Why speak of "gentleness" in a world dominated by justice and heroism, in which cruel myths and tragedies abound, and in which the view of human life is harsh and violent? The Iliad is a poem about battles and death. Thucydides' historical works depict the violent physical and moral acts committed in a merciless war. The emergence of a gentleness ideal in Greek thought is an even more extraordinary phenomenon. How did it manage to occur in such an unfavourable context, gain so much momentum at the end ...
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English summary: Why speak of "gentleness" in a world dominated by justice and heroism, in which cruel myths and tragedies abound, and in which the view of human life is harsh and violent? The Iliad is a poem about battles and death. Thucydides' historical works depict the violent physical and moral acts committed in a merciless war. The emergence of a gentleness ideal in Greek thought is an even more extraordinary phenomenon. How did it manage to occur in such an unfavourable context, gain so much momentum at the end of the fifth century that it is still evident in contemporary Greek philosophy? Gentleness is described on these pages as a humane attitude, one belonging to the realm of ethics and embodying the Greek ideal. In this book, Jacqueline de Romilly examines a practical behaviour whose nature varies according to circumstances: gentle ways, kindness towards others, generosity, goodness, tolerance, understanding, humanity, charity, mildness, and other values designated by the same word: praos . French description: Pourquoi parler de douceur dans un monde ou il est surtout question de justice et d'heroisme, ou les mythes et la tragedie sont cruels, ou la vision de la vie humaine est apre et violente? L' Iliade est un poeme de batailles et de mort. L'histoire de Thucydide decrit des violences physiques et morales d'une guerre sans merci. L'epanouissement d'un ideal de douceur dans la pensee grecque est un phenomene d'autant plus remarquable. Comment a-t-il pu avoir lieu dans un contexte aussi defavorable, pour gagner en importance a la fin du Ve siecle et pour qu'on le retrouve encore dans la Grece actuelle? La douceur est decrite ici comme attitude humaine, relevant du domaine de l'ethique et caracteristique de l'ideal grec. Jacqueline de Romilly etudie un comportement pratique, dont la nature varie selon les circonstances: gentillesse des manieres, bienveillance envers autrui, generosite, bonte, indulgence, comprehension, humanite, charite, tolerance, clemence, valeurs designees par le meme mot: praos . Jacqueline de Romilly occupait au College de France une chaire intitulee La Grece et la formation de la pensee morale et politique . Elle a ete la premiere femme professeur au College de France (1973), puis la premiere femme elue a l'Academie des inscriptions et belles lettres (1975). Specialiste de la civilisation et de la langue grecques, elle fut l'auteur de tres nombreux ouvrages sur cette periode, notamment sur l'historien Thucydide, le theatre d'Eschyle et d'Euripide et la guerre du Peloponnese.
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