Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 230 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781527543409
Content:
This volume offers a critical yet empathic exploration of the ancient myth of Medea as immortalized by early Greek and Roman dramatists to showcase the tragic forces afoot when relational suffering remains unresolved in the lives of individuals, families and communities. Medea as a tragic figure, whose sense of isolation and betrayal interferes with her ability to form healthy attachments, reveals the human propensity for violence when the agony of unresolved grief turns to vengeance against those we hold most dear. However, metaphorically, her life story as an emblem for existential crisis serves as a psychological touchstone in the lives of early twentieth-century female authors, who struggled to find their rightful place in the world, to resolve the sorrow of unrequited love and devotion, and to reconcile experiences of societal abandonment and neglect as self-discovery.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781527541306
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Rivers-Norton, Jana The tragic life story of Medea as mother, monster, and muse Cambridge : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020 ISBN 1527541304
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781527541306
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Medea
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Rezeption
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=5983556
