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«Nadie te lo reprochará»

La súplica de una madre en Homero, Estesícoro y Esquilo

Abstract

In this paper we will see how a motif, used by Homer, Stesychorus and other authors and considered an imitation of Homer, should be seen as a motif deeply rooted in the tradition used by various authors in different genres and in distant times. These are scenes in which a mother or, in her absence, a wet nurse pleads with a young man not to engage in combat because he is going to lose his life. The way they do it is particularly moving: they show the mother’s breast as an evocation of motherhood. The plea is vain, the young men face their enemy: more powerful than this plea is the fear of reproach.


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Presentato: 15 Marzo 2022 | Accettato: 17 Aprile 2022 | Pubblicato 14 Dicembre 2022 | Lingua: es

Keywords HectorHomerClytemnestraCallirrhoeMotherHecubaOrestesStesichorusSupplicationAeschylusGerion


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