Anger And The Veil In Ancient Greek Culture Summary

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In the article “Anger And The Veil In Ancient Greek Culture” by D. L Cairns the author talks about the non-verbal expressions in ancient Greek culture with the reference of the use of veils and similar garments as the meaning of anger. The article explains the different use of gesture of veiling as a response to different things. The article discusses different scenes in ancient literature where characters showed anger or denial of visual communication. This relates to the idea that conflicts between characters in ancient literature with representation of emotion, which is known as rasa. This relates to the conflict between Rama and Sita. When Rama found Sita he started to speak at rage and with anger revealing his emotions of sadness “ Since,

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