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Chapter | Meditazioni omeriche sulla guerra nel terzo stasimo dell’Aiace di Sofocle (Ai. 1185-1222)

Meditazioni omeriche sulla guerra nel terzo stasimo dell’Aiace di Sofocle (Ai. 1185-1222)

Abstract

The paper investigates the themes of war in Sophocles’ Ajax, with a special attention to the neglected third stasimon. The meditation of the Chorus and its resolute condemn of war shed new lights on some key themes of the tragedy such as hate, vengefulness and violence, and establishes a dialogue with Homer’s Iliad, both through the reworking of many epic idioms and a reflection on the human values opposing to war.


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Submitted: July 4, 2023 | Accepted: July 30, 2023 | Published Dec. 21, 2023 | Language: it

Keywords IliadAncient Greek ThoughtSophoclesWarEthicsAjaxHomerIntertextuality


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