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EURIPIDES’ WOMEN

Hinkelman, Sarah A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouashonors1428872998

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2015, Bachelor of Arts, Ohio University, Classics and World Religions.
The Athenian playwright Euripides has often been labeled a misogynist, both by some of his contemporaries and some modern scholars. In my thesis I attempt to show that this claim is unfounded. I examine the evidence that has been brought forth by scholars for Euripides’ misogynistic reputation. Then, I look closely at Euripides’ works Medea, Hippolytus and Phaedra, particularly focusing on how Euripides changes the characterization of the women from myth and previous tragedies, and fashions their thoughts, feelings, and struggles to resemble those of 5th century B.C. Athenian women. A close reading of these works makes clear that Euripides was aware of tensions in Athenian society between men and women, brought about by their subordinate position to men in Athenian society, and was attempting to make his audience acknowledge and understand their struggles. He was not offering solutions for the tensions he observed, rather he was provoking his audience to question their assumptions and conceptions about women and possibly make a change in society.
Tom Carpenter, Dr. (Advisor)
Lynne Lancaster, Dr. (Other)
57 p.
Classical Studies
Euripides; Classical Athens; Medea; Helen; Phaedra; Hippolytus; Aristophanes; Greek Women; Greek Tragedy

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  • Hinkelman, S. A. (2015). EURIPIDES’ WOMEN [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouashonors1428872998

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hinkelman, Sarah. EURIPIDES’ WOMEN. 2015. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouashonors1428872998.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hinkelman, Sarah. "EURIPIDES’ WOMEN." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouashonors1428872998

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