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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Acceso en línea:https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/afc/article/view/13847
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Sumario: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.