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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. 8474613973 Alcestis, en su lecho de muerte, pide que a cambio Admeto nunca se case de nuevo, que no la olvide ni ponga a sus hijos una resentida madrastra. Admeto se muestra conforme, y promete llevar una vida de solemnidad en su honor, absteniéndose de la alegrÃa que era parte integral de su casa. Entonces, muere Alcestis. Justo entonces, Heracles, viejo amigo de Admeto, llega a palacio sin tener idea de lo ocurrido. SerÃa contrario a todos los modales rechazar a un huésped,3​ asà que el rey decide no abrumarlo con las tristes noticias e instruye a los criados para que den la bienvenida a Heracles y se callen. Heracles se emborracha y empieza a importunar a los criados, que amaban a su reina y están amargados por no poder llorarla adecuadamente. Al final, uno de ellos salta y le dice lo que ha ocurrido. Heracles está terriblemente incómodo por su comportamiento, y, durante los sacrificios funerarios que se hacen ante la tumba de Alcestis, decide enfrentarse con la Muerte. Cuando regresa, trae consigo una mujer con velo y dice a Admeto que es una nueva esposa. Después de muchas discusiones, fuerza a Admeto a tomar la mano de ella; cuando alza el velo, encuentra que parece ser, en realidad, Alcestis, de regreso de la muerte. Heracles ha luchado contra la Muerte y la ha forzado a devolvérsela. Alcestis no podrá hablar durante tres dÃas, después de los cuales quedará purificada y totalmente vuelta a la vida. I can now understand why they call this a problem play: for most of the play it is a tragedy but suddenly, at the end, everything turns out all right. One commentary I have read on this raises the question of whether it is a masterpiece or a train wreck. What we need to remember though is that this would have been one of the seven plays of Euripides that were selected to be preserved (and I say this because unlike the other two classic playwrights, he have a whole volume of Euripidean plays that came down to us along with the seven masterpieces). However it is the myth sitting behind this play that we need to consider, and it seems that Euripides actually added nothing to the myth, and the resurrection of Alcestis at the conclusion of the play is something that existed in the original myth. The story was that Alcestis was an incredibly beautiful woman (surprise, surprise) and her father held a contest to see who would be the most worthy suitor - Admentus won the contest. With regards to Admentus, he had helped Apollo by taking care of the god after he had been kicked out of Olympus, and Apollo rewarded Admentus by helping him complete the task to win over Alcestis' father. However, after the marriage, Admentus did not make the required sacrifice and was to die, but once again Apollo intervened and saved his life by making the furies drunk. The catch was that somebody had to die in Admentus' place. This is a little different than what I gathered from the play, and that was that for helping Apollo, Admentus was given the gift of a longer life, but there was a sting in the tail, and that was that somebody else had to willing give up their life. Admentus' parents basically told him to bugger off, but Alcestis, his wife, stepped in as the sacrifice, much to Ademntus' horror. The play begins with Alcestis dying, and this happens pretty quickly. However, while Admentus and his household is in mourning, Heracles rocks up on his way to Thrace to complete one of his tasks. Now, hospitality is very, very important to the Greeks, and despite his mourning, Heracles is welcomed into the house and given guest quarters, however he is not told what is happening. Heracles finds out after speaking to a servant, and in appreciation for Admentus opening up his house, he goes and defeats death and brings Alcestis back to life. Now, here is another instance of resurrection in Greek mythology. Here we have Heracles defeating death to bring someone back to life, however this differs from Christian mythology in that a second person steps in to overturn death, even though he is the son of Zeus. This is more like Jesus bringing Lazerus back to life as opposed to Christ returning from the dead. However we do see glimpses here of the concept of the son of God defeating death. Admentus is truly a tragic character, probably one of the most tragic of the Greek heroes that I have read, though I note that it is Euripides that seems to use this the best. However, it does not end badly for Admentus, and his tragic flaw: his desire for a long life; does not truly bite him. In a way it causes division within his family, such as with the death of Alcestis and the fact that he drives away his father. Admentus is a truly selfish individual - what right does he have demanding the life of his father-in-law so that he might live longer. It does not work like that, and it seems that Euripides is in agreement. This play is about death, pure and simple, and how death destroys relationships. We also get a glimpse into the mind of Admentus, as he mourns over the death of his wife. We see that despite his longer life it is no longer a life worth living and in fact he no longer wants to spend any time where he will be reminded of Alcestis' sacrifice. I guess the main reason he mourns so hard is not the futility and meaninglessness of death (as some Christians might suggest) but rather because the death came about through his own selfish desire to live longer. Yet he does not learn from this, and in fact he is rewarded for his selfishness. Okay, it is clear that the reward comes not from his own failings as a human being, but rather because despite his grief and mourning (though I doubt a psychologist would suggest that this is the natural grief process) he still fulfilled his duty towards his guest. Also, despite his lying to Heracles, Heracles still saw fit to reward him for his hospitality. Still, those last five pages where Alcestis returns from the dead, despite her no longer having a voice in the play, just does not seem to sit right. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Gehört zu VerlagsreihenBernat Metge (159) — 2 mehr Ist enthalten inBritannica Great Books: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes von Encyclopedia Britannica (indirekt) Great Books Of The Western World - 54 Volume Set, Incl. 10 Vols of Great Ideas Program & 10 Volumes Gateway To Great Books von Robert Maynard Hutchins (indirekt) GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD--54 Volumes 27 volumes 1961-1987 GREAT IDEAS TODAY (Yearbooks) 10 volumes GATEWAY TO THE GREAT BOOKS 10 volumes GREAT IDEAS PROGRAM. Total 101 Volumes. von Robert Maynard Hutchins (indirekt) 5 Plays: Bacchae / Heracles / Children of Heracles / Phoenician Women / Suppliant Women von Euripides 10 Plays: Alcestis / Andromache / Children of Heracles / Helen / Hippolytus / Ion / Medea / Rhesus / Suppliant Women / Trojan Women von Euripides 11 Plays: Alcestis / Andromache / Children of Heracles / Electra / Hecuba / Helen / Heracles / Hippolytus / Medea / Suppliant Women / Trojan Women von Euripide Three Plays: Alcestis, Hippolytos and Iphigeneia in Tauris: "Alcestis","Hippolytus","Iphigenia in Tauris" (Penguin Class von Euripides World Drama, Volume 1: Ancient Greece, Rome, India, China, Japan, Medieval Europe, and England von Barrett H. Clark The Complete Greek tragedies von David Grene (indirekt) Four Greek Plays: The Agamemnon of Aeschylus/The Oedipus Rex of Sophocles/The Alcestis of Euripides/The Birds of Aristophanes von Dudley Fitts InspiriertHat als Erläuterung für Schüler oder StudentenAuszeichnungenBemerkenswerte Listen
F©?r diese zweisprachige Ausgabe wurde der griechische Text anhand der vorhandenen Ausgaben kritisch ©?berpr©?ft; die Prosa©?bersetzung versucht ihm Vers f©?r Vers zu folgen, um den Wechsel zwischen Text, ©bersetzung und Kommentar zu erleichtern. Die ausf©?hrliche Einleitung informiert ©?ber historisches Umfeld (Entstehungszeit, Auff©?hrung), die zugrunde liegenden Mythen (Admet, Alkestis, das Motiv "©berwindung des Todes"), die voreuripideische Literarisierung und das Neue bei Euripides (vom "Lebenstausch" zum "Opfertod"), au©erdem ©?ber Text©?berlieferung, Nachleben bis in die Gegenwart und moderne Interpretationen. Die genaue Analyse der Motivstruktur (Lebenstausch und Opfertod, Tod und Wiederkehr) erlaubt, moderne Fragen (Durfte Admet das Opfer seiner Frau annehmen? Ist der gute Ausgang ironisch gemeint?) etwas zu relativieren und demgegen©?ber eine bisher vernachl©Þssigte Seite (b©?rgerliches Drama, Alltagsprobleme der Zeit) hervorzuheben. Der Kommentar, der keine Griechischkenntnisse voraussetzt, geht neben Sach- und Textfragen auch auf die Motivstruktur ein. Ein Anhang zu Metrik und ein Literaturverzeichnis runden den Band ab. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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