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Protean Aspects Of Change In Euripides' Medea, Phillip Wilson
Protean Aspects Of Change In Euripides' Medea, Phillip Wilson
Anthós Journal (1990-1996)
By drawing on the Homeric tradition, Euripides creates an image of Medea as epic hero with aspects of both Achilles and Odysseus. But this is not enough. As this paper shows, ultimately the portrait that emerges of Medea is that of Proteus. In addition, this paper asserts that not only is Medea a protean figure, but the very shape of the drama that Euripides concocts is protean as well. He shapeshifts the traditional aspects of the tragedy he transforms the form.
Alteration To Exaltation In Euripides' Medea, Jennifer Blakeslee
Alteration To Exaltation In Euripides' Medea, Jennifer Blakeslee
Anthós Journal (1990-1996)
Euripides’s Medea keeps certain aspects of traditional Greek tragedy while radically altering others. This paper shows how he changes the character of Medea into a commentary against both the restrictions of the Greek tragic and epic norms and the ignorance of women upheld in these traditions. In the end, both Euripides and Medea saw the frailty of tradition as compared to the exaltation of individual experience.
Oikos And Polis In The Medea: Patterns Of The Heart And Mind, Debra Blankenship
Oikos And Polis In The Medea: Patterns Of The Heart And Mind, Debra Blankenship
Anthós Journal (1990-1996)
In Euripides’s The Medea, the dichotomy of traditional values associated with oikos and polis serves as a means by which to comment on the issues of fifth century Athenian life. This paper shows how oikos the private domain) and polis (the public domain) come to be separate and conflicting concepts in the democracy of Athens. Euripides shaped The Medea around the idea of Medea throwing off the bonds of oikos as a result of her desire for revenge on Jason. Medea knowingly denies the bonds of oikos in order to assert her power. This paper finishes with a nod towards …
Euripides: Master Of The Discrepant Event, Osa Skyberg
Euripides: Master Of The Discrepant Event, Osa Skyberg
Anthós Journal (1990-1996)
In Euripides’s Medea, a seemingly normative form of a traditional Greek tragedy is disturbed by a disruptive layer that shakes the audience to its core. Integral to the story of Medea is her revenge on Jason. One knows this, but Euripides adds a disruptive layer that increases the tragic tension of the story. This disruptive layer is the killing of innocent boys by their mother. And not only that, but the Mother being rewarded for this act. This paper shows how Euripides takes the traditional form of the Greek tragedy, adds disruptive layers, and makes the form his own.