Aphrodite und Eros in der antiken Tragödie: Mit Ausblicken auf motivgeschichtlich verwandte Dichtungen

Ursula Bittrich

Published by De Gruyter 2005

Aphrodite und Eros in der antiken Tragödie

Mit Ausblicken auf motivgeschichtlich verwandte Dichtungen

Ursula Bittrich

Volume 75 in the series Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110923902

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About this book

Aphrodite and Eros – the portrayal of these two gods and the depiction of their active intervention have a significant impact on the plots of numerous classical tragedies. Focussing upon a selection of dramas from Aeschylus to Seneca, the author demonstrates how the images of these two multifaceted gods have been transmitted and altered, at the same time that certain features have been preserved. The tension between a powerful Aphrodite, working on a cosmic scale, and a goddess whose influence is restricted to matters of personal love relationships – as it emerges from a survey of relevant passages in early epic texts – is palpable in tragedy as an oscillation between a goddess presented as a mighty authority, whose existence is never really questioned, and a conventional name devoid of substance, which is invoked only as an excuse. The emphasis on the destructive side of the twofold love gods is shown to be characteristic of tragedy. This is demonstrated particularly with regard to the motif of divine anger, which serves also as starting point for the concluding reflections on Theocritus, Ovid and Nonnus.

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Ursula Bittrich ist Klassische Philologin und Stipendiatin der A. G. Leventis-Stiftung (Paris) in Griechenland und auf Zypern.

Reviews

"Die umfangreiche Materialsammlung und der aufmerksame und interessante Kommentar erweisen sich als nützliche Hilfsmittel für jede Auseinandersetzung mit dem Motiv des Eros in der antiken Tragödie."
Serena Pirrotta in: Museum Helveticum 2006

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I. Vor der Tragödie. Aphrodite und Eros im Spannungsfeld zwischen kosmischem und individuellem Wirken Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
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III. Die Doppelgesichtigkeit der Aphrodite und ihrer Wirkkraft, des Eros Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
IV. Eros-Feindschaft – zürnende Göttin und deus ultor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
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Language: German
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Wissenschaftler, Institute, Bibliotheken
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 218
Keywords: Antike; Aischylos; Ovid; Seneca; Theokrit; Drama

eBook

Published: February 14, 2012
ISBN: 9783110923902

Hardcover

Published: September 19, 2005
ISBN: 9783110185553