Play of Words
"The play of words" 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. The failure of this research challenges the reader with some open questions: who is Clytemnestra? Where is justice if a mother dies? By reading the play''s narrative...
"The play of words" 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. The failure of this research challenges the reader with some open questions: who is Clytemnestra? Where is justice if a mother dies? By reading the play''s narrative...
