Abstract
The analysis of political language in Aeschylus’ Suppliants confirms the hypothesis
that the form of government here represented is strongly influenced by contemporary
Athens: prehistoric Argos turns out to be a sort of mirror of democratic Athens.
It is no coincidence that the sequence running from the entrance of Pelasgus at l. 234
to the Danaids’ song of benediction (ll. 625-709) presents a dramatic pattern similar
in several respects to that underlying in Eumenides 397-1002 (the scenes between the
entrance of Athena and the Chorus’ prayer of blessing). Pelasgus (likewise Athena in
Eumenides) imparts a sort of lesson on ‘democratic paideia’ to the Danaids, in view of
their integration as metoikoi in the institutional structures of the polis.
| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 251-272 |
| Numero di pagine | 22 |
| Rivista | Polis |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2017 |
Keywords
- Aeschylus
- Suppliant Women