Aeschylus: Seven Against ThebesBloomsbury Academic, 02.08.2007 - 174 Seiten Accessible introductions to ancient tragedies. Each volume discusses |
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... attempt at warding off persecution is futile , and the crimes of Laius will continue to reverberate through three generations . The disastrous cycle has been set in motion and the third play brings to fulfilment Oedipus ' curse upon his ...
... attempt to receive a different one . The fault comes when he disregards the prophecy in spite of having received the same oracle three times . As the Chorus in Seven note , ' oracles do not lose their edge ' ( 844 ) , and as the Theban ...
... attempt by the Chorus to become effective persuaders . They plead with Eteocles : ' be persuaded by us women , even if it is hateful to you ' ( 712 ) . Women in Greek liter- ature are particularly skilled at persuading men , but in ...
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Acknowledgements 78 | 7 |
City and Family | 23 |
Divine Forces and Religious Ritual | 38 |
Urheberrecht | |
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