Ripensando a Clitennestra
Clytemnestra, an adulterous and murderous women, has been seen by the Greeks and transmitted to posterity as a model of feminine infamy and cruelty. During the «strong» years of feminism, Agamnemon's wife was still the object of interesting revisions that looked at her as a model of dignity and...
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I26-R133-article-127692025-06-10T20:46:11Z Ripensando a Clitennestra Cantarella, Eva violenza di genere Grecia oggi ragione emozioni nuove teorie del diritto genre violence Greece today reason emotions new theories of law Clytemnestra, an adulterous and murderous women, has been seen by the Greeks and transmitted to posterity as a model of feminine infamy and cruelty. During the «strong» years of feminism, Agamnemon's wife was still the object of interesting revisions that looked at her as a model of dignity and courage. Through an exploration of Greek sources, this paper identifies the sources which –by describing the numerous and grave wrongs committed by Agamemnon against his wife (not alluded in Aeschylus' Oresteia)– explain how come Clytemnestra –rather than as a «monstrous» woman– can be regarded as a victim reacting to genre violence in the only way that was possible then. The article also refers lo some interpretations of the Oresteia according to which Orestes' acquittal does not mean -as usually conceived- the defeat of the female and irrational part of the world. To the Erinyes transformed into Eumenides, in fact, Athena would assign a role that might demonstrate that law, to be just, must also give place to emotions. Clitennestra, adultera e assassina, è stata vista dai greci ed è passata ai posteri come modelio della infamia e della crudeltà femminile. Negli anni oforti» del femminismo, tuttavia, la moglie di Agamennone è stata oggetto di interessariti rivisitazioni, che la hanno proposta come modelio di dignità e di coraggio. Ripercorrendo le fonti greche, l'articolo individua le fonti che, desenvendo i molti e gravissimi torti di Agamennone nei confronti della moglie (cui non allude l’Orestea di Eschilo) spiegano perchè Clitennnestra, anziché come donna «mostruosa», può essere vista come una vittima che reagisce della violenza di genere nell'unico modo allora possibile. L'articolo accenna poi ad alcune interpretazioni dell'Orestea secondo cui l'assoluzione di Oreste non sta a significare, come abitualmente si ritiene, la sconfitta della parte femminile, irrazionale del mondo. Alie Erinni trasformate in Eumeni, infatti, Atena assegnerebbe un ruolo che dimostrerebbe che il diritto, per essere giusto, deve daré spazio anche alle emozioni. Asociación Argentina de Estudios Clásicos (AADEC) - Ediciones UNL 2025-06-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article texto application/pdf https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/12769 10.14409/argos.2007.31.29-42 Argos; n. 31 (2007): Argos; 29-42 Argos; No. 31 (2007): Argos; 29-42 Argos; Núm. 31 (2007): Argos; 29-42 1853-6379 0325-4194 10.14409/argos.2007.31 es https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/12769/17403 Derechos de autor 2023 Argos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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Clytemnestra, an adulterous and murderous women, has been seen by the Greeks and transmitted to posterity as a model of feminine infamy and cruelty. During the «strong» years of feminism, Agamnemon's wife was still the object of interesting revisions that looked at her as a model of dignity and courage. Through an exploration of Greek sources, this paper identifies the sources which –by describing the numerous and grave wrongs committed by Agamemnon against his wife (not alluded in Aeschylus' Oresteia)– explain how come Clytemnestra –rather than as a «monstrous» woman– can be regarded as a victim reacting to genre violence in the only way that was possible then. The article also refers lo some interpretations of the Oresteia according to which Orestes' acquittal does not mean -as usually conceived- the defeat of the female and irrational part of the world. To the Erinyes transformed into Eumenides, in fact, Athena would assign a role that might demonstrate that law, to be just, must also give place to emotions. |
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