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The Medieval Medea (Hardcover)
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The Medieval Medea (Hardcover)
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Wide-ranging study of the myth of Medea, concentrating on but not
exclusively confined to its medieval incarnation. The legends of
Jason and Medea illustrate how disparate and sometimes
contradictory stories were combined in the creation of the first
secular princely quest, how that quest functioned as a benchmark of
western chronology, and howthat in turn assured the stories'
position as part of the legends of Troy. The innovations of
Euripides and Apollonius were imitated throughout Antiquity, and
examples of murderous mothers illustrated the lethal disruptions of
which women could be capable. For many medieval authors - Dante,
Chaucer, Boccaccio, Gower, Christine de Pizan and others -the
problem of a hero who betrays his oath and a heroine who murders
and escapes offered insoluble and tragicsubjects. This study
discusses how the legends contribute not only to ideas of history,
but also to conceptions of the power and ruthlessness of women.
RUTH MORSE is Professeur des Universites at UniversiteParis VII.
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