| The Play of Words: Blood Ties and Power Relations in Aeschylus' Oresteia Contributor(s): Chesi, Giulia Maria (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110334313 ISBN-13: 9783110334319 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $143.44 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Drama |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| LCCN: 2013497757 |
| Series: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 231 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
