Pain’s Echo: Lament and Revenge in Ovid’s “Procne and Philomela”

The article offers a reexamination of Ovid’s story of Philomela and Procne, with an emphasis on revenge and lament as two responses to acts of wrongdoing and loss. My analysis begins by exploring philosophical and psychoanalytic perspectives, mainly from Nietzsche and Freud, which are usually though...

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Main Author: Ilit Ferber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/12/5/96