TY - JOUR
T1 - Medea. Attualizzazioni di un mito nella letteratura tedesca fra ‘800 e ‘900
AU - Auteri, Laura
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Within the framework of political, social and cultural transformations of recent centuries, the way in which the figure of Medea has been represented in German-speaking countries has changed. This essay uses as its starting point the context of certain periods (from the late 18th to the end of the 20th century) in order to illustrate the main trends of the representation of the sourceress from Colchis. The result is a mixed picture, in which Medea became the victim of a state power with at times misogynist, at times xenophobic, and at times anti-Semitic characteristics until it was to become also a symbol of the unstoppable crisis of the Western world. However, for some limited periods, as at the end of the Second World War, Medea once again became the expression of powerful, dark powers bringing pain and destruction to the world.
AB - Within the framework of political, social and cultural transformations of recent centuries, the way in which the figure of Medea has been represented in German-speaking countries has changed. This essay uses as its starting point the context of certain periods (from the late 18th to the end of the 20th century) in order to illustrate the main trends of the representation of the sourceress from Colchis. The result is a mixed picture, in which Medea became the victim of a state power with at times misogynist, at times xenophobic, and at times anti-Semitic characteristics until it was to become also a symbol of the unstoppable crisis of the Western world. However, for some limited periods, as at the end of the Second World War, Medea once again became the expression of powerful, dark powers bringing pain and destruction to the world.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/338602
UR - https://dionysusexmachina.it/dionysus2018/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/15.Auteri.pdf
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 259
EP - 274
JO - DIONYSUS EX MACHINA
JF - DIONYSUS EX MACHINA
SN - 2038-5137
ER -