The Bond of Consanguinity between Mother and Daughter: <i>Agamemnon</i> 1417–1418 and 1525
Clytemnestra’s claim of the unique force of the mother-daughter bond is meant to justify her murder of Agamemnon, but it simultaneously reveals the contradictoriness of her position as wife as well as mother.
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description | Clytemnestra’s claim of the unique force of the mother-daughter bond is meant to justify her murder of Agamemnon, but it simultaneously reveals the contradictoriness of her position as wife as well as mother. |
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spelling | doaj.art-90334276d4524ac8bc6176170bc878602022-12-21T20:16:51ZengDuke UniversityGreek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies0017-39162159-31592014-08-0154334235114001The Bond of Consanguinity between Mother and Daughter: <i>Agamemnon</i> 1417–1418 and 1525Giulia Maria ChesiClytemnestra’s claim of the unique force of the mother-daughter bond is meant to justify her murder of Agamemnon, but it simultaneously reveals the contradictoriness of her position as wife as well as mother.http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/15145 |
spellingShingle | Giulia Maria Chesi The Bond of Consanguinity between Mother and Daughter: <i>Agamemnon</i> 1417–1418 and 1525 Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
title | The Bond of Consanguinity between Mother and Daughter: <i>Agamemnon</i> 1417–1418 and 1525 |
title_full | The Bond of Consanguinity between Mother and Daughter: <i>Agamemnon</i> 1417–1418 and 1525 |
title_fullStr | The Bond of Consanguinity between Mother and Daughter: <i>Agamemnon</i> 1417–1418 and 1525 |
title_full_unstemmed | The Bond of Consanguinity between Mother and Daughter: <i>Agamemnon</i> 1417–1418 and 1525 |
title_short | The Bond of Consanguinity between Mother and Daughter: <i>Agamemnon</i> 1417–1418 and 1525 |
title_sort | bond of consanguinity between mother and daughter i agamemnon i 1417 1418 and 1525 |
url | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/15145 |
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