Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Λογοτεχνία, σκέψη και πολιτισμός στον ελληνορωμαϊκό κόσμοLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Supervisors info:
Παπαϊωάννου Σοφία (Επόπτρια), Καθηγήτρια Λατινικής Φιλολογίας, τμήμα Φιλολογίας, τομέας Κλασικής Φιλολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών.
Καρβούνη Αικατερίνη- Νίνα, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Φιλολογίας, τμήμα Φιλολογίας, τομέας Κλασικής Φιλολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών.
Βερτουδάκης Βασίλειος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Φιλολογίας, τμήμα Φιλολογίας, τομέας Κλασικής Φιλολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών.
Original Title:
Dux Femina Facti: Η μορφή της Κλυταιμνήστρας στην τραγωδία και της Αγριππίνας της Νεότερης στη ρωμαϊκή ιστοριογραφία
Translated title:
Dux Femina Facti: The figure of Clytemnestra in tragedy and Agrippina the Younger in Roman historiography
Summary:
The subject of the present thesis is the comparison of the portrait of two female figures, in terms of their gender characteristics: these figures are, on one hand, Clytemnestra, as she is described in Attic tragedy and Roman drama, and, on the other hand, Agrippina the Younger based on her appearance in Roman historiography of the early imperial period. The selection of these two heroines is not random. In both Greco-Roman tragedy and Roman historiography, they are depicted with the same characteristics; they are both capable city leaders (dux femina) and treacherous adulteresses (incesta femina, adultera femina) - wife-killers. In addition, both women are punished for their actions by their sons, Orestes and Nero respectively. Although Clytemnestra is a literary and mythological figure, her characteristics have inspired Roman historians, who portray Agrippina in a similar way. Agrippina is therefore a literary construct, just like Clytemnestra, even though the former is a historical woman. Clytemnestra’s character is based on the depiction of the heroine in the Greek tragedies "Oresteia" by Aeschylus, "Electra" by Sophocles, "Electra" by Euripides, and the Roman tragedy "Agamemnon" by Seneca. Similarly, for Agrippina, the main historical source is Tacitus and his work, "Annales" (12-14). In addition, the works of Suetonius ("Vita Divi Claudii, Vita Caligulae, Vita Neronis") and Dion Cassius ("Roman History") were also used to reinforce the characteristics of Agrippina as presented by Tacitus.
Main subject category:
Language – Literature
Keywords:
Greek Tragedy, Roman Historiography, Clytemnestra, Agrippina the Younger, literary construct, dux femina – woman leader.
Number of references:
218
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