Senex — is Latin for old man . In Ancient Rome, the title of Senex was only awarded to elderly men with families who had good standing in their village. Jungian Psychology In Jungian analytical psychology, examples of the senex archetype in a positive… … Wikipedia
Senex amans — A senex amans (from Latin: aged lover , amorous old man ) is a stock character of classical Greek and Roman comedy, medieval literature (e.g., fabliau) and drama. It is an old jealous man married to a young woman and thus often an object of… … Wikipedia
Viejo sabio — Retrato de hombre anciano, de Leonardo da Vinci. El Viejo sabio, Anciano sabio, o Senex, que en latín significa hombre viejo, es un arquetipo de lo Inconsciente colectivo descrito por Carl Gustav Jung. También denominado el Arquetipo del anciano… … Wikipedia Español
Wise old man — The wise old man (also called sage or Senex ) is an archetype as described by Carl Jung. It is also a classic literary figure, and may be seen as a stock character. [Northrop Frye, Anatomy of Criticism , p 151, ISBN 0 691 01298 9] Historically,… … Wikipedia
Stock character — A stock character is one which relies heavily on cultural types or names for his or her personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics. In their most general form, stock characters are related to literary archetypes, but they are often… … Wikipedia
Ancient Greek comedy — Detail, side A from a Silician red figured calyx krater (c. 350 BC–340 BC). Ancient Greek comedy was one of the final three principal dramatic forms in the theatre of classical Greece (the others being tragedy and the satyr play). Athenian comedy … Wikipedia
Alazon — The alazon (ἀλαζών), in Greek comedy is the opponent of the Eiron (εἴρων). They are impostors that see themselves as greater than they actually are, and their usual function in a drama is as blocking humors, characters predominated by one trait… … Wikipedia
Lovers (character) — Lovers are stock characters whose efforts to get together, despite the blocking effect of other characters, constitute the plot of the story.The lovers are eiron figures, and it has been noted that they often are coloress creatures, sometimes… … Wikipedia
The Mistaken Husband — is a Restoration comedy in the canon of John Dryden s dramatic works, where it has constituted a long standing authorship problem.Performance and publicationThe play was first produced on stage by the King s Company at the Theatre Royal, Drury… … Wikipedia
ACESTES — I. ACESTES fil. Crinisi, fluminis Siciliae, ex Egestâ Troiana muliere. Virg. Aen. l. 5. v. 36. Occurrit Acestes Horridus in iaculis, et pelle Lybystidis ursae; Troia Criniso conceptum flumine mater Quem gemit, veterum non immemor ille parentum.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale