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ЕСХИЛ И ЕУРИПИД О КАСАНДРИ
AESCHYLUS AND EURIPIDES ABOUT CASSANDRA

Author(s): Panagiotis Asimopoulos, Ioanna Fokou
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Greek Literature, Philology
Published by: Универзитет у Крагујевцу
Keywords: tragedy;Cassandra;Aeschylus; Euripides

Summary/Abstract: Based on the unquestionable fact with diachronic domain according to which the ancient Greek myth as a vector of original and simultaneously intertextual parameters has functioned as a trustworthy source for incomparable inspirations this paper aims at an extensive research of Cassandra’s enigmatic and tragic personality. More specifically is performed a search of the adventurous course concerning that controversial female figure in the unique poetic works of leading tragedians, Aeschylus and Euripides, in which the theoretic mythological background is interwoven with the multifaceted manifestations of the ecstatic prophetess. Through a combination approach to the way of accepting the myth we emphasize the continued development, the permanent enrichment and the successful transformation of the mythical hypertext that is rich in concepts and symbols. In addition we point the interactive presentation between the poets who by their own inspired point of view exploit the dynamic set consisted of the allegoric feedback and the palindromic archetypes in a temporally nonclassified, excellent work.

  • Issue Year: XV/2014
  • Issue No: 54
  • Page Range: 225-247
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Serbian