Oreste di Alfieri e la redenzione impossibile

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dc.contributor.author	Palumbo Matteo
dc.title	Oreste di Alfieri e la redenzione impossibile
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	Vittorio Alfieri often uses ancient myths in his theatre. Amongst his most important subjects, the killing of Agamemnon and the revenge carried out by Electra and Orestes occupy a very important role. The topic was well known. Therefore, Alfieri’s originality does not consist in the use of the myth itself, but in its unprecedented treatment. The revenge carried out by Orestes becomes the way to reveal the fate that governs the actions of the author’s heroes. Agamemnon’s son has no choice. He is obsessed with the mission he must accomplish, and which gives him no respite. The blood that has been shed forces him to kill again. He suffers because of the destiny he has been doomed to and the impossibility to be free.
dc.relation.ispartof	Lexis Supplements
dc.relation.ispartof	Lexis Studies in Greek and Latin Literature
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2023-07-07
dc.dateAccepted	2022-10-23
dc.dateSubmitted	2022-10-20
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-709-8/oreste-di-alfieri-e-la-redenzione-impossibile/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-709-8/007
dc.identifier.issn	2210-8866
dc.identifier.eissn	2724-3362
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-736-4
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-709-8
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Alfieri
dc.subject	Blood
dc.subject	Myth
dc.subject	Orestes
dc.subject	Tragedy

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Oreste di Alfieri e la redenzione impossibile

Matteo Palumbo Professore in quiescenza dell’Università di Napoli Federico II

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Vittorio Alfieri often uses ancient myths in his theatre. Amongst his most important subjects, the killing of Agamemnon and the revenge carried out by Electra and Orestes occupy a very important role. The topic was well known. Therefore, Alfieri’s originality does not consist in the use of the myth itself, but in its unprecedented treatment. The revenge carried out by Orestes becomes the way to reveal the fate that governs the actions of the author’s heroes. Agamemnon’s son has no choice. He is obsessed with the mission he must accomplish, and which gives him no respite. The blood that has been shed forces him to kill again. He suffers because of the destiny he has been doomed to and the impossibility to be free.

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July 7, 2023

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Oct. 23, 2022

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Oct. 20, 2022

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978-88-6969-736-4

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978-88-6969-709-8

Keywords: Tragedy • Alfieri • Blood • Orestes • Myth

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