The shadow of power: Aegisthus

  • José Vicente Bañuls Oller Universidad de Valencia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/CFCG.55705
Keywords: Tragedy, power struggle, Clitemnestra and Aegisthus, effective power and its shadow.

Abstract

The power, if it is effective, projects a shadow, phenomenon inherent in his necessary entity, and in the case of the genre of power that represents Clytemnestra shadow it is absolutely necessary, because it requires power from the existence of Aegisthus, while that of their non-presence. We try to delve into the reasons why you come to the present state of affairs in the Oresteia of Aeschylus.

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Published
2017-04-06
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Bañuls Oller J. V. (2017). The shadow of power: Aegisthus. Cuadernos de Filología Clásica. Estudios griegos e indoeuropeos, 27, 65-82. https://doi.org/10.5209/CFCG.55705
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Vol. 27 (2017)
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