DREPTATEA LUI ZEUS ÎN PROMETEU ÎNLĂNȚUIT
THE THEODICY OF ZEUS AND KEY-CONCEPTS IN PROMETHEUS BOUND
Author(s): Matteo TauferSubject(s): History of ideas, Ancient World, Greek Literature
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: Aeschylus; Prometheus; justice; destiny; theodicy; Aeschylean key-concepts;
Summary/Abstract: Many modern scholars have expressed different doubts about the authenticity of Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, especially because of the problematic theodicy of this play. This paper urges caution (the other two plays of the trilogy survive only in too scarce fragments) and shows the ambiguity of some key concepts (‘justice’, ‘stubborness’, ‘newness’) as well as of destiny’s deities in PV
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Oradea Fascicula Limba si Literatura Română (ALLRO)
- Issue Year: 22/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 29-40
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Romanian
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