Eracle, le Amazzoni e i «bei bocconcini». Rappresentazioni del sesso e del potere nell’opera di Riga Fereos

Eracle, le Amazzoni e i «bei bocconcini». Rappresentazioni del sesso e del potere nell’opera di Riga Fereos

This paper explores the question why the well-known intellectual and patriot Rigas Ferraios had used in his monumental Carta the image of Hercules fighting an Amazon. What were the sexual connotations of this representation in a map intended to represent the space of the nation? The central idea is...

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Main Author: Antonis Liakos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Diacronie 2015-06-01
Series:Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea
Subjects:
Amazons
Hercules
Riga Fereos
sexuality
turcocracy
Amazzoni
Ercole
sessualità
turcocrazia
Online Access:http://www.studistorici.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/01_LIAKOS.pdf
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Summary:This paper explores the question why the well-known intellectual and patriot Rigas Ferraios had used in his monumental Carta the image of Hercules fighting an Amazon. What were the sexual connotations of this representation in a map intended to represent the space of the nation? The central idea is that the representations of masculinity and nationality were tightly interconnected, and through this interconnection both were redefined.
ISSN:2038-0925
2038-0925

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