The play of words :: blood ties and power relations in Aeschylus' Oresteia /

This book examines the dynamics of interfamilial violence in the Oresteia. It argues that the key element of the play's discourse about violence is to be found in the inquiry for a definition of Clytemnestra's motherhood. By reading the play's narrative on interfamilial violence and m...

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1. Verfasser: Chesi, Giulia Maria (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin : De Gruyter, [2014]
Schriftenreihe:Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes.
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Zusammenfassung:This book examines the dynamics of interfamilial violence in the Oresteia. It argues that the key element of the play's discourse about violence is to be found in the inquiry for a definition of Clytemnestra's motherhood. By reading the play's narrative on interfamilial violence and matricide as a narrative of uncertainties in terms of the role of the mother figure, this book illustrates the complexity of the maternal role of Clytemnestra.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 217 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9783110334340
3110334348
9783110334333
311033433X
3110390213
9783110390216

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