Maternal Dreams and Influence in Aeschylus's Persians and Libation Bearers.
The article analyzes Aeschylus's Persians and Libation Bearers, focusing on the mother-son relationship as a distinctly Greek anxiety. It explores how maternal influence, particularly through dreams, shapes the characters' actions and relationships. The text highlights the tension between maternal c...
| Publicado en: | Illinois Classical Studies Vol. 49; no. 1/2; pp. 1 - 24 |
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University of Illinois Press
Spring-Fall2024
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| Sumario: | The article analyzes Aeschylus's Persians and Libation Bearers, focusing on the mother-son relationship as a distinctly Greek anxiety. It explores how maternal influence, particularly through dreams, shapes the characters' actions and relationships. The text highlights the tension between maternal care and the need for sons to assert their autonomy and maturity, drawing parallels between the plays' characters and Greek cultural norms. The analysis emphasizes the cultural significance of maternal influence and the transition from childhood to adulthood for sons in Greek society. |
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