Buch, Englisch, Band 215, 109 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 342 g
Reihe: Studia Romanica
The Myth of Orestes in Antiquity and Modernity
Buch, Englisch, Band 215, 109 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 342 g
Reihe: Studia Romanica
ISBN: 978-3-8253-6911-8
Verlag: Carl Winter
The figure of Orestes from the beginning in Aeschylus deals with elementary questions of right and politics. The reflections on this dimension of the Orestes myth are developed in the context of modern political theory and philosophy of right from Rousseau, Kant and Hegel to Arendt, Blanchot and Derrida.
The book shows, how a literary representation of the Orestes myth allows a deeper insight into the questions of right and politics than a mere theoretical treatment does. Ist mixing philosophy, literature, politics and law is a contribution of what may be called figurative thinking.