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Dolos and Dike in Sophokles' Elektra
An Ethical Study
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The main problem facing critics of Sophokles' "Elektra" has always been understanding the presentation of the vengeance and the nature of justice it represents. This volume addresses the ethical issues of this play through an analysis of the language and argumentation which the characters use to explain and justify their behaviour.The focus is on the examination of the themes of aidos and dolos, and the way in which each contributes to our overall understanding of the vengeance as an act which, for all its justice, remains shameful. By exploring the union between these two contradictory elements, this study exposes the ethical complexity of Sophokles' treatment of the vengeance theme.This work contains a critique of recent interpretative approaches to the play, a full bibliography, and a complete index of passages cited.
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- Academic > Literature > Literature > Collections of general literature > Wit and humor > By region or country > Sophocles
- Academic > Literature > Collections of general literature > Wit and humor > By region or country
- Academic > Literature > Classical literature > Greek literature > Individual authors Including:
- Academic > Literature > Collections of general literature > Wit and humor
- Academic > Literature > Classical literature > Greek literature
- Academic > Literature > Collections of general literature
- Academic > Literature > Classical literature
- Academic > Languages and Linguistics > Greek philology and language
- Academic > Languages and Linguistics
- Academic > Literature
- Academic > Humanities
- Literary Criticism
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9789047400592
9789004118980
9047400593