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Aeschylus’ Eumenides

Aeschylus’ Eumenides. Closure at Last?. Agenda. Recap & Update From Darkness to Light Tragedy in Action Clytaemnestra, Furies (prologue, 1 st parodos ) Discussion Is Eumenides Tragedy?. Recap & Update. From Darkness to Light. Orestes at Delphi, Athens. Fury. Apollo. Fury. Athena.

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Aeschylus’ Eumenides

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  1. Aeschylus’ Eumenides Closure at Last?

  2. Agenda • Recap & Update • From Darkness to Light • Tragedy in Action • Clytaemnestra, Furies (prologue, 1stparodos) • Discussion • Is Eumenides Tragedy? aeschylus eumenides

  3. Recap & Update From Darkness to Light

  4. Orestes at Delphi,Athens Fury Apollo Fury Athena Orestes

  5. Eumenides: Analysis 4th episode 255 ff. • Agon (trial). Ath, Apollo, Leader, Orestes Lyric agon 266 ff. • Athena speaking • Chorus singing 5th episode 270 ff. • Athena, Leader Blessing song 272 ff. • Athena chanting • Chorus singing Spoken transition 276 • Athena Lyric exodos 276 f. • Chorus of Athena’s cult personnel • Closing triumphal parade Prologue 232 ff. • Pythia, Apollo, Orestes, Clytaemnestra, Furies 1st parodos237 f. • Furies mad for the hunt 1st episode 238 ff. • Apollo, Leader – angry exchange 2nd parodos242 f. • Track Orestes to Athens! 2nd episode 243 ff. • Orestes, Leader 1st stasimon245 ff. • Binding song 3rd episode 248 ff. • Athena, Leader, Orestes 2nd stasimon 253 ff. • “Furious” justice

  6. Oresteia: Ideological Conflicts gods v. gods aeschylus eumenides

  7. OresteiaDramatic Planes “There-and-Then” mythic cosmic “Here-and-Now” topical political Political-Judicial Context 461 Areopagus depoliticized, radical democracy strengthened, Ephialtes murdered 458 Oresteia produced. aeschylus eumenides

  8. visual clear divine new light sky male persuasion harmony democracy judicial process Semnai (Revered Ones) Oresteia:Structural Oppositions, Progressions verbal ambiguous human old dark earth female violence strife aristocracy revenge Erinyes (Furies) dramatic thematic

  9. Oresteia: Aristotelian Analysis. . . • Anagnorisis(recognition)? • LB ID • of or by el • of or by cl • Peripeteia(reversal)? • when or kills cl • Desis(complication)? Lusis(resolution)? • fur a compl – blur the lines of justice • the rights of furies • settling or upgrade?? • Pity, fear? • for?... • Catharsis? aeschylus eumenides

  10. Tragic Purification = Pollution? “Wash old works of blood / in the fresh-drawn blood of justice” (Libation Bearers Chorus, 795-6) Orestes purified with blood of piglet pollution purification-retribution pollution? aeschylus eumenides

  11. Tragedy in Action Clytaemnestra, Furies(prologue, 1stparodos)

  12. Clytaemnestra: Awake, my Furies, goddesses of the Earth! A dream is calling - Clytaemnestra calls you now. Chorus muttering Mutter on. Your man is gone, fled far away. My son has friends to defend him, not like mine. Chorus louder muttering. You sleep too much, no pity for my ordeal. Orestes murdered his mother - he is gone. Chorus moaning. Moaning, sleeping - onto your feet, quickly. What is your work? What but causing pain? Sleep and toil, two strong conspirators, they sap the mother dragon’s deadly fury. Choruslabe labe labe labe phrazdou!

  13. Discussion Is Eumenides Tragedy?

  14. Is Eumenidestragedy? Is Oresteia tragedy? What istragedy? aeschylus eumenides

  15. Eum., Oresteia = Tragedy? yes no aeschylus eumenides

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