Humanizovanje dvojstva ljubavi: Anica Savić Rebac o Euripidovom Erosu
Humanizing the duality of love: Anica Savić Rebac on Euripides' Eros

Author(s): Đurđina Šijaković Maidanik
Subject(s): Philosophy, Gender Studies, Ancient Philosphy
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: Anica Savić Rebac (1892–1953); Euripides; Erôs; history of ideas; classical studies
Summary/Abstract: Euripides, the youngest of the three great Greek tragedians, has a special place in Anica Savić Rebac’s 1932 doctoral thesis, Pre-Platonic Erotology. Indeed, the theme of the thesis marked her life, work, and even death, and an entire chapter of the thesis, “Passion and Wisdom,” is dedicated to him. According to Rebac, Euripides as a “poet of the soul” and a “poet of antinomies” completely reduces the old duality of suprapersonal and personal Eros to the realm of the soul and transforms it into a contrast between spiritual / wise / moderate and passionate / mindless / excessive love. The author positions Euripides’ thought as the predecessor of Plato’s, i.e. as a necessary step towards the pinnacle of erotology. This paper presents in more detail the above mentioned segments of the discussion on Euripides’ Eros, with particular attention paid to Rebac’s claim that Euripides focuses on noble, loft y love, in order to shed light on the significance and characteristics of her insights, given the criticism of Euripides and the contemporary study of Eros in tragedy. Based on the insights in this chapter, the author’s breadth in understanding literature, her inherent perspective on the history of ideas, especially important focuses of analysis and points, will be highlighted, and areas where future academic efforts could continue will be indicated. The author’s focus on the character Laodamia from Euripides’ lost play Protesilaus will be a source of particular inspiration.

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