Clytemnestre, electre, les femmes antiques et le crime. Clytemnestra article about clytemnestra by the free. Clytemnestra, in greek legend, a daughter of leda and tyndareus and wife of agamemnon, commander of the greek forces in the trojan war. Castor and clytemnestra from one egg, and helen and polydeuces pollux from the other. In yourcenars play, electre is married to a peasant with whom she lives the wretched, difficult life of the poor in a miserable hovel. Shes been groomed for this position since she was a child, so the rank doesnt intimidate or impress her, and shes confident with what shes doing. The works date of 1936, however, does not fit komars chronological framework. Clytemnestra married king agamemnon of mycenae and they had four children. Clytemnestra was the daughter of tyndareus and leda, the king and queen of sparta, making her a spartan princess.
Clytemnestra and aegisthus were in turn slain by clytemnestras own son, orestes, to avenge his fathers death. With him she had children iphigenia, elektra, orestes and chrysothemis after the trojan war, clytemnestra and her lover aegisthos killed agamemnon. Clytemnestra or klytaimnestra was a person in greek mythology. She was the daughter of king tyndareos of sparta and his wife leda. Clytemnestra article about clytemnestra by the free dictionary. As i read on, i realized that what held them together was the authors passion, imagining herself as phaedra, achilles and patroclus, st mary magdalene, clytemnestra, and sappho. Clytemnestre ou le crime marguerite yourcenar theatre. At first glance, the works of marguerite yourcenar seem far removed from any specifically female or feminist preoccupation and the author herself vigorously affirms the universality of her writing. These three reasons happen to be agamemnons sacrifice of their daughter iphigeneia, clytaemnestras love for aegisthus, and the curse upon the house of atreus. After the trojan war, clytemnestra and her lover aegisthos killed agamemnon.
Clytemnestra had been having an affair with agamemnons cousin aegisthus while agamemnon was at troy. These three reasons happen to be agamemnons sacrifice of their daughter iphigeneia, clytaemnestras love for aegisthus, and the curse upon the house of. Clytemnestre ou le crime marguerite yourcenar, mise en. Ici, yourcenar nous donne une clytemnestre qui ne tue pas pour venger sa fille elle fait d. Homer described her as the nobleminded wife of agamemnon, persuaded to infidelity by the tyrant aegisthus. Aeschylus agamemnon clytemnestra monologue spoken by clytemnestra in rhyming couplets, this 23 minute speech from aeschylus agamemnon is intended for actresses of middle age. Funciones, criticas, fotos, ficha tecnica, comentarios del publico. Clytemnestra s mother hecuba only recently stepped down as queen and subsequently cly inherited the throne.
In clytemnestra or the crime, a firstperson monologue structured as a speech and addressed to the gentlemen of the jury, yourcenars clytemnestra is. Clytemnestre ou le crime clytemnestre agamemnon scribd. Cest toute une epoque qui revit dans son infinie richesse, comme aussi dans son acre et brutale realite. Electra daughter of agamemnon and clytemnestra britannica.
On peut voir le retour d une thematique importante dans l. Metamorphoses delectre deugene oneill a marguerite yourcenar. Whatever stance you take when it comes to evaluating clytemnestra s crimes, youre going to get stuck applying the same rubric to electra s crimes at the end of the play. In turn, someone else would be justified in killing electra. In aeschylus play agamemnon, there are three major reasons why agamemnon, after returning from troy, is murdered at the hands of clytaemnestra. Telechargez comme docx, pdf, txt ou lisez en ligne sur scribd.
Chaque convive etant une femme, figure historique ou mythique. The reasons behind agamemnons murder lucian of samosata wiki. As a bisexual, marguerite yourcenar was able to see sex from the point of view of both sides. Clytemnestre ou le crime marguerite yourcenar, mise en scene. The fate of clytemnestra is the subject of tragedies by aeschylus the trilogy oresteia, sophocles electra, and euripides electra. Clytemnestras gauntlet an unknown etrurian sculptor in the second century ad decorated an alabaster urn with a scene in which clytemnestra takes the principal role in the murder of agamemnon fig. Clytemnestras letter in iakovos kambanellis letter to orestes. Yourcenar an arete ensemble production 2008 what is living. Aeschylus clytemnestra versus her senecan tradition. Membre actif loeuvre au noir marguerite yourcenar roman historique pdf doc je poursuis avec m. Dezember 1987 zu bar harbor, mount desert island, maine, usa, war eng franseisch, belsch an zanter 1947 och usamerikanesch sctstellerin vu romaner, humanisteschen novellen an autobiographeschen erzielungen. Greek mythology the wife of agamemnon who, with the assistance of her lover aegisthus, murdered him on his return from the trojan.
Even though agamemnon gets a shoutout in the plays title, clytemnestra may well be its most interesting character. However, the greek tragedians, most specifically aeschylus, depicted her as remorseless and vengeful. Clytemnestra definition of clytemnestra by the free. With him she had children iphigenia, elektra, orestes and chrysothemis.
Clytemnestre ou le crime marguerite yourcenar youtube. Une longue lettre forme tout le recit ou il prend sa femme a temoin du vain combat quil a mene contre son penchant naturel et sa vocation veritable. By interesting, we dont mean likable after all, technically speaking, she is a liar, a twotimer, and a murderer. Le lecteur qui parcourt memoires dhadrien assiste au. If you think the queen was justified in killing agamemnon, then electra is justified in killing the queen. Clytemnestra was the daughter of king tyndareus and queen leda of sparta.
Living that is to be cruel and inexorble towards all that becomes weak and old. Dec 12, 2015 agamemnon had brought cassandra back as a concubine. Marguerite yourcenar tells us a love story that very often repeats itself. Ebooks gratuit loeuvre au noir marguerite yourcenar roman. Aeschylus clytemnestra versus her senecan tradition edith hall 1. She took aegisthus as her lover while agamemnon was away at war. According to the myth, zeus appeared to leda in the form of a swan, seducing and impregnating her. Marguerite yourcenar, clytemnestre ou le crime, nouvelle. Agamemnon had sacrificed their daughter, iphigenia, to the gods. When he later returned, she helped him to slay their mother and their mothers lover, aegisthus.
Upon his return, clytemnestra and aegisthus murdered agamemnon. Pdf marguerite yourcenar and the phallacy of indifference. Bright one in greek legend, the daughter of agamemnon and clytemnestra, who saved the life of her young brother orestes by sending him away when their father was murdered. The reasons behind agamemnons murder lucian of samosata. Clytemnestra simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ebooks gratuit loeuvre au noir marguerite yourcenar. We first learn about clytemnestra indirectly, from the watchman in the plays opening scene. Clytemnestra definition of clytemnestra by the free dictionary. What is the story of aegisthus, agamemnon, clytemnestra. Clytemnestra synonyms, clytemnestra pronunciation, clytemnestra translation, english dictionary definition of clytemnestra. Get an answer for what is the story of aegisthus, agamemnon, clytemnestra, and orestes.