Archetypal simulacra: the women of Aeschylus' Oresteia

D.Litt. et Phil. === In the Oresteia of Aeschylus, the female characters meet with one of five different fates: vilification, silencing or erasure from the text, metamorphosis, sacrifice or murder. In Ancient Greek culture, ideas of the female corresponded to the following archetypes: Virgin and Wif...

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Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2562