Beyond death in the Oresteia : poetics, ethics, and politics / Amit Shilo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shilo, Amit, 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeschylus. Oresteia.

Aeschylus.

Future life in literature.

Greek literature--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 247 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

The Oresteia is permeated with depictions of the afterlife, which have never been examined together. In this book, Amit Shilo analyzes their intertwined and conflicting implications. He argues for a 'poetics of multiplicity' and a 'poetics of the beyond' that inform the ongoing debates over justice, fate, ethics, and politics in the trilogy. The book presents novel, textually grounded readings of Cassandra's fate, Clytemnestra's ghost scene, mourning ritual, hero cult, and punishment by Hades. It offers a fresh perspective on the political thought of the trilogy by contrasting the ethical focus of the Erinyes and Hades with Athena's insistence on divine unity and warfare. Shedding new light on the trilogy as a whole, this book is crucial reading for students and scholars of classical literature and religion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Sep 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108961936

1108961932

9781108963862

1108963862

9781108962216

1108962211