Abstract
Euripides’ Medea is one of the tragedies of the
ancient Greece that has survived. Based on a mythological background, the play
focuses on the final part of Medea and Jason’s marriage, which is catastrophical
not only for the couple alone but also for their families. As well as being an ancient classic, one
significant point about Euripides’ Medea
is that this psychological tragedy refers to the mythological factors that foreshadow
and prepare the bloody final approaching. Another outstanding point is how Euripides
deals with the Greek attitude towards foreigners and women, what gives
Euripides’ Medea an authenticity.
Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze how the mythological
histories of both Medea and Jason, and the cultural realities of the ancient
Greek world make Medea’s happieness impossible and bring her tragic end.
Keywords
References
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Abstract
Euripides’in Medea’sı Antik Yunan’dan
günümüze ulaşan trajedilerden biridir. Mitolojik bir arka plana sahip olan
oyun, yalnızca çiftin kendisi için değil aynı zamanda aileleri için de yıkıcı
etkilere sahip olan evliliklerinin son bölümüne odaklanır. Antik döneme ait bir
klasik olmasının yanı sıra Euripides’in Medea
adlı eseriyle ilgili önemli noktalardan biri de bu psikolojik trajedinin
yaklaşmakta olan kanlı sonu öngören ve hazırlayan mitolojik unsurlara yaptığı
göndermelerdir. Diğer bir kayda değer nokta ise Euripides’in Yunanlıların
yabancılara ve kadınlara yönelik tavrını yansıtmasıdır, ki eseri özgün yapan da
budur. Bu sebeple, bu çalışmanın amacı Medea ve Jason’ın mitolojik
geçmişlerinin ve Antik Yunan dünyasının kültürel gerçekliklerinin Medea’nın
mutluluğunu nasıl imkansız hale getirdiğini ve trajik sonunu hazırladığını
incelemektir.
Keywords
References
- References Bulfinch, T. (1993). Bullfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, Legends of Charlamenge. New York: The Modern Library.
- Clauss, J. J. and Johnston, S. I., (Ed.). (1997). Medea: Essays on Medea in Myth, Literature, Philosophy, and Art. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- Corti, L. (1998). The Myth of Medea and the Murder of Children. USA: Greenwood Press.
- Gayley, C. M. (1939). The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art. USA: Xerox College Publishing.
- Hadas, M. (Ed.). (1982). The Legacy of Greece. Bantam classic ed. New York: Bantam.
- Holland, L. (2003). Myth and Plot in Euripides’ Medea. Transactions of the American Philological Association (1974-), Vol. 133, No. 2. The University of Chicago Press.
- Jung, C. (1959). The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- Mills, S. P. (1980). The Sorrows of Medea. Classical Philology, Vol. 75, No. 4. The University of Chicago Press 289-296.
- Neumann, E. (1963). The Great Mother. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
- Palmer, R. B. (1957). An Apology for Jason: A Study of Euripides' Medea. Classical Journal, Vol. 53, No. 2. The Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 49-55.
- Phinney, E. Jr. (1967). Narrative Unity in the Argonautica, the Medea-Jason Romance. Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, Vol. 98, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 327-341.
- Rhodius, A. (2008). The Argonautica. South Australia: University of Adelaide.
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| Journal Section | Araştırma Makaleleri |
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| Publication Date | April 29, 2018 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 15 Issue: 41 |
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