The aidós of Clitemnestra: politics and power in Aeschylus' Agamemnon
This article analyzes how Clitemnestra, in the Oresteia, claims the political power for itself and her relative success in face of a culture that denies this aspect to the point that she can never exercise it autonomously. There is need for a male authority: Agamemnon or Aegisthus. By eliminating th...
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doaj-c0e53563ff264b4ba87796bf98ee6f0b2020-11-25T03:35:25ZengFederal University Juiz of Fora (UFJF)Rónai2318-34462318-34462018-12-0162414https://doi.org/10.34019/2318-3446.2018.v6.23277The aidós of Clitemnestra: politics and power in Aeschylus' AgamemnonTiago Irigaray 0Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulThis article analyzes how Clitemnestra, in the Oresteia, claims the political power for itself and her relative success in face of a culture that denies this aspect to the point that she can never exercise it autonomously. There is need for a male authority: Agamemnon or Aegisthus. By eliminating the husband from whom she is subordinate, she subverts the order and contests the traditional view of power relations and blood ties. In Eumenides, the traditional view is reestablished, however, it does not respond satisfactorily to the questions that Clytemnestra raises.tragedyaeschylusoresteiapower relationspolitics |
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The aidós of Clitemnestra: politics and power in Aeschylus' Agamemnon |
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This article analyzes how Clitemnestra, in the Oresteia, claims the political power for itself and her relative success in face of a culture that denies this aspect to the point that she can never exercise it autonomously. There is need for a male authority: Agamemnon or Aegisthus. By eliminating the husband from whom she is subordinate, she subverts the order and contests the traditional view of power relations and blood ties. In Eumenides, the traditional view is reestablished, however, it does not respond satisfactorily to the questions that Clytemnestra raises. |
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