The Tragic Muse and the Anti-Epic Glory of Women in Euripides’ Troades
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11872105 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dana LaCourse Munteanu (corresponding author), DANA LACOURSE MUNTEANU DANA LACOURSE MUNTEANU |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-129 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8353 • E-ISSN: 2327-5812 |
| Publisher | Classical Association of the Middle West and South (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5184/classicalj.106.2.0129 |
| OpenAlex | W2493017419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
The invocation of the Muse at Tr. 511-12 alludes formally to an epic tradition to which the tragic treatment of the Trojan War stands in contrast. By offering a different perspective on epic themes, tragedy commemorates the fame of the victims of war, captured women and slaughtered children, rather than the martial glory of male heroes
Ancient history · Art · EPIC · Glory · Invocation · Literature · Perspective (graphical · Theology · Tragedy (event · Trojan · Visual arts · Ancient Near East History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |