Bestial and sub-human Greek violence in Lycophron’s Alenxandra

The use of animal metaphors in the Alexandra of Lycophron has been studied by several critics. This article analyzes the construction of Greeks’ figure from its animalization. This process includes both the use of metaphors and animal comparisons, as well as the vocabulary used to describe states an...

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Autor principal: Crossio Rizzi , Melina
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2023
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spelling I28-R145-13847_oai2025-11-17 Crossio Rizzi , Melina 2023-12-22 The use of animal metaphors in the Alexandra of Lycophron has been studied by several critics. This article analyzes the construction of Greeks’ figure from its animalization. This process includes both the use of metaphors and animal comparisons, as well as the vocabulary used to describe states and actions of the characters. In this sense, this study will develop on the assimilation of the Greeks to animals and, therefore, their degradation to barbaric and sub-human creatures. El uso de metáforas animales en la Alejandra de Licofrón ha sido objeto de estudio de varios críticos. En este artículo se analizará la construcción de la figura de los griegos a partir de su animalización. Este proceso incluye tanto el uso de metáforas y comparaciones animales, como el léxico utilizado en la descripción de estados y acciones de los personajes. En este sentido, se desplegará la asimilación de los griegos a los animales y, por lo tanto, su degradación a criaturas barbáricas y sub-humanas. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/afc/article/view/13847 10.34096/afc.i36.13847 spa Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/afc/article/view/13847/12935 Derechos de autor 2023 Melina Crossio Rizzi Anales de Filología Clásica; Vol. 1 Núm. 36 (2023) 2362-4841 0325-1721 Lycophron – Alexandra – animalization – Greek violence – animal metaphor. Licofrón – Alejandra – animalización – violencia griega – metáfora animal. Bestial and sub-human Greek violence in Lycophron’s Alenxandra La violencia bestial y sub-humana de los griegos en la Alejandra de Licofrón info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=anafilog&d=13847_oai
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topic Lycophron – Alexandra – animalization – Greek violence – animal metaphor.
Licofrón – Alejandra – animalización – violencia griega – metáfora animal.
spellingShingle Lycophron – Alexandra – animalization – Greek violence – animal metaphor.
Licofrón – Alejandra – animalización – violencia griega – metáfora animal.
Crossio Rizzi , Melina
Bestial and sub-human Greek violence in Lycophron’s Alenxandra
topic_facet Lycophron – Alexandra – animalization – Greek violence – animal metaphor.
Licofrón – Alejandra – animalización – violencia griega – metáfora animal.
description The use of animal metaphors in the Alexandra of Lycophron has been studied by several critics. This article analyzes the construction of Greeks’ figure from its animalization. This process includes both the use of metaphors and animal comparisons, as well as the vocabulary used to describe states and actions of the characters. In this sense, this study will develop on the assimilation of the Greeks to animals and, therefore, their degradation to barbaric and sub-human creatures.
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title Bestial and sub-human Greek violence in Lycophron’s Alenxandra
title_short Bestial and sub-human Greek violence in Lycophron’s Alenxandra
title_full Bestial and sub-human Greek violence in Lycophron’s Alenxandra
title_fullStr Bestial and sub-human Greek violence in Lycophron’s Alenxandra
title_full_unstemmed Bestial and sub-human Greek violence in Lycophron’s Alenxandra
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