Vol. 22 No. 1 (1996): XXII - 1996, Fascicolo 1
Articoli

Oltre la violazione della <i>pietas familiaris</i> nel <i>Tieste</i> di Seneca

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  • Emilia Ferraro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14601/prometheus-16744

Published 2015-09-14

Keywords

  • Seneca,
  • Tantalus,
  • Atreus
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Abstract

From its very prologue Seneca’s Thyestes is marked by a constant inversion of ethical and religious values: Tantalus acts as an evil lar familiaris destroying his house instead of protecting it, and Atreus’ criminal behaviour is a distorted version of Roman devotional practices.

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