In this article, Ancient Greek concept hybris is reconsidered and redefined,
in the light of Heidegger’s analysis of Antigone’s first choir song.
Pantoporos aporos, hupsipolis apolis and deinon, the three qualifications
of humankind mentioned in the choir song, lays in the very center of redefinition
of hybris. To support the thesis of the article, examples from Oidipus,
Hamlet, A Streetcar Named Desire and The Death of a Salesman are
given. Thus, a contribution to discussions about tragic quality of modern
texts A Streetcar Named Desire and The Death of a Salesman is aimed.
Using the redefinition of hybris, it’s also aimed to explain, why Oidipus
The King have been seen as the best tragedy ever written by theatre researchers.
Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2013 Issue: 22 |