THE AMOROUS QUEEN AND THE COUNTRY BUMPKIN: CLYTAEMESTRA AND EGISTUS IN DRACONTIUS’ ORESTIS TRAGOEDIA
This paper investigates the depiction of Clytaemestra and Egistus in the narrative poem of the North African poet, Dracontius. A close reading of the Latin epyllion explores the similarities and differences between this Clytaemestra and Egistus and their representation in the Greek and Roman traditi...
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| Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbsoch University, Department of Ancient Studies
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Akroterion |
| Online Access: | http://akroterion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/15 |