Rivisitazioni del vanto epico del guerriero nell’Orestea

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_7690
dc.contributor.author	Medda Enrico
dc.title	Rivisitazioni del vanto epico del guerriero nell’Orestea
dc.type	Chapter
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dc.description.abstract	A peculiar feature of Aeschylus’s Oresteia, a trilogy characterized by a pervasive blending and overlapping of different linguistic registers, is represented by the reprise and refunctionalisation of the boast of epic warriors on the lying body of a defeated enemy. This paper analyses how the topoi of Homeric boast are applied by Aeschylus to characters who, in different ways, either come into conflict with the epic model (Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, Orestes) or are not up for it because of a disastrous unawareness of the real situation (Agamemnon). This allows the poet to cast light on essential nuances of his new dramatic construction.
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	2022-12-14
dc.dateAccepted	2022-06-08
dc.dateSubmitted	2022-03-15
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-886-969-655-8/rivisitazioni-del-vanto-epico-del-guerriero-nellor/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-886-969-654-1/006
dc.identifier.issn	2210-8866
dc.identifier.eissn	2724-3362
dc.identifier.isbn	978-886-969-655-8
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-886-969-654-1
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Aegisthus
dc.subject	Aeschylus
dc.subject	Agamemnon
dc.subject	Clytemnestra
dc.subject	Homeric boast
dc.subject	Oresteia
dc.subject	Orestes

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Rivisitazioni del vanto epico del guerriero nell’Orestea

Enrico Medda Università di Pisa, Italia

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A peculiar feature of Aeschylus’s Oresteia, a trilogy characterized by a pervasive blending and overlapping of different linguistic registers, is represented by the reprise and refunctionalisation of the boast of epic warriors on the lying body of a defeated enemy. This paper analyses how the topoi of Homeric boast are applied by Aeschylus to characters who, in different ways, either come into conflict with the epic model (Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, Orestes) or are not up for it because of a disastrous unawareness of the real situation (Agamemnon). This allows the poet to cast light on essential nuances of his new dramatic construction.

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Dec. 14, 2022

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June 8, 2022

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March 15, 2022

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978-886-969-655-8

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978-886-969-654-1

Keywords: Homeric boast • Aeschylus • Clytemnestra • Agamemnon • Oresteia • Aegisthus • Orestes

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