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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 217 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783110334340 3110334348 9783110334333 311033433X 3110390213 9783110390216 |