Beyond Death in the Oresteia: Poetics, Ethics, and Politics

ISBN-13: 9781108832748 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 216 str.

Santa Barbara) Shilo Amit (University of California

Opis

Argues that diverse representations of the afterlife in the Oresteia require reevaluation of its fundamental ethical and political dilemmas.

Recenzje

'Shilo's prose style is poetic in a way that feels deliberate, but never contrived. This makes the book a real pleasure to read, and only rarely misfires or obscures comprehension. All in all, I have no hesitation in recommending this book to students and scholars of tragedy, as well as those researching perceptions of death in the ancient world.' Alexandra Hardwick, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

1. The herald of the Agamemnon: Accounting the dead; 2. The Chorus of the Agamemnon: Human views on the beyond. 3. Prophecy on the banks of the Acheron: Thinking Cassandra past her doom; 4. Afterlives at the tomb of Agamemnon; 5. Heroes in the Oresteia; 6. The ghost of Clytemnestra; 7. The tablet-writing mind of Hades: Omniscient ethical judgment.