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Interiority, the ‘deep earth’, and the spatial symbolism of Darius’ apparition in the Persians of Aeschylus
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Bakola, Emmanuela (2014) Interiority, the ‘deep earth’, and the spatial symbolism of Darius’ apparition in the Persians of Aeschylus. Cambridge Classical Journal, 60 . pp. 1-36. doi:10.1017/S1750270514000049 ISSN 1750-2705.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1750270514000049
Abstract
This article demonstrates that the spatial category of depth is crucial for
understanding Aeschylus’ Persians. Underground spaces are often symbolically represented in Greek drama not only on a vertical axis but also by the interior of the stage-building (skene). By investigating the connections between ‘interiority’ and ‘depth’, this article argues that the most economical and effective reconstruction of Darius’ apparition is to suppose that he emerged from the interior of the skene, whose existence at this date is often disputed. The article furthermore analyses the multifaceted concept of the earth in the Persians, to
suggest new ways in which underground, ground and interior spaces can be connected holistically to other spatial and natural imagery.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Classics and Ancient History | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Cambridge Classical Journal | ||||||||
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1750-2705 | ||||||||
Official Date: | December 2014 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 60 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-36 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1017/S1750270514000049 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 20 November 2017 |
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