CROSSING THE LIMITS IN THE GREEK TRAGEDY: CLYTEMNESTRA, ANTIGONE, MEDEA
CROSSING THE LIMITS IN THE GREEK TRAGEDY: CLYTEMNESTRA, ANTIGONE, MEDEA
Author(s): Cristina Iridon Subject(s): Gender Studies, Customs / Folklore, Studies of Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Philology, Theory of Literature, Drama
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: tragedy; woman; alter; intruder; protector;
Summary/Abstract: This paper intends to present how Greek tragedy manages to create a modern perspective of the women, compared with their traditional status in the historical reality of the archaic community. The analysis will focus on three Greek noble characters: Clytemnestra, Antigone and Medea who offer to any reader from any time instead of / beside the image of the devoting wife and of the obedient housekeeper, the image of the adulterous, of the murderer, of the revenger or of the fighter for the members of her family.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 29
- Page Range: 99-106
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian