Aspectes de la Medea de Sèneca

Seneca’s Medea has been repeatedly discussed as a tragedy that shows through mythos a representation of ira based upon the moral discourse of Seneca himself. Though accepting this interpretation, we aim to show that Seneca’s Medea might also be interpreted as an ambiguous exposition of the end of a...

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Author: Mussarra Roca, Joan Josep
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2072/286026
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2072/286026
https://doi.org/10.2436/20.2501.01.63
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Sèneca, Luci Anneu, ca. 4 aC-65 dC. Medea
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Summary:Seneca’s Medea has been repeatedly discussed as a tragedy that shows through mythos a representation of ira based upon the moral discourse of Seneca himself. Though accepting this interpretation, we aim to show that Seneca’s Medea might also be interpreted as an ambiguous exposition of the end of a primeval Golden Age through Jason and the Argonauts’ journey. The action of the Argonauts can be interpreted simultaneously as a dissolving gesture which brings about contemporary, non-Golden Age world, and as a manifestation of uirtus which also has a place in Senecan moral project.