The hero as political problem: the conflict between identity and alterity in the theater of Dionysus
The main goal of the present text is to show that the conflict between identity and alterity played a key role in Greek tragedy. For this purpose I will first discuss the links between Greek tragedy and Dionysus, to whom tragedy was originally dedicated, trying to uncover common traits. Then, I will...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Faculdade de São Bento (FSB) |
| Repository: | Hypnos |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.hypnos.org.br:article/600 |
| Online Access: | https://hypnos.org.br/index.php/hypnos/article/view/600 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | tragedy hero politics Antigone Tragedia héroe política Antígona |
| Summary: | The main goal of the present text is to show that the conflict between identity and alterity played a key role in Greek tragedy. For this purpose I will first discuss the links between Greek tragedy and Dionysus, to whom tragedy was originally dedicated, trying to uncover common traits. Then, I will highlight points of continuity between archaic epos and the heroic ideal in tragedies. Lastly, I will bring together some of the ideas developed in the text, so as to test them against one of the tragedies, Antigone. |
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