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The structure of Prometheus Bound

Karsai, György (2001) The structure of Prometheus Bound. Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 41 (3-4). pp. 293-302. ISSN 0044-5975

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Abstract

In the Aeschylean Prometheus Bound the problem of the stage action is one of the most important ones. Prometheus' obligatory total passivity from the very beginning requires a closer examination of the drama's structure. Instead of concrete physical movements there are ideological questions put forward: what is the meaning of opposition-revolution against the absolute power? What can be our relation like with the opposite positions (Prometheus + Zeus)? Examining these questions the reader gets knowledge of each characters' answers to the main conflict: how to define our place in a given + divine or human + order? In this respect the role of the Prometheus Bound' Chorus is surprising, even exceptional in the history of Greek tragedy.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia
Depositing User: László Sallai-Tóth
Date Deposited: 08 Jul 2018 06:43
Last Modified: 31 Dec 2021 00:15
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/81151

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