Literature and Mythology in Tennessee Williams's "Suddenly Last Summer": Fighting against Venus and Oedipus


Autoria(s): Gilabert Barberà, Pau
Contribuinte(s)

Universitat de Barcelona

Data(s)

04/05/2010

Resumo

The aim of this article is to analyze accurately the role played by two classical references, Venus and Oedipus, in Tennessee Williams Suddenly Last Summer, in accordance with the usual nature of studies on Classical Tradition a Greek and Roman- and focusing in this case on the relationship between literature and mythology. It is thanks to Venus and Oedipus that the playwright succeeds in showing the magnitude of mens and womens tragedy, which from his point of view is simply that they have failed to see either kindness in the face of God or to feel his loving and fatherly providence.

Podeu consultar la versió en català  a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/12136 ; i en castellà a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/12137

Versió de l'article anteriorment publicat a: BELLS. Barcelona English language and literature studies, Núm. 15 (2006), p. 1-11.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/2445/12135

Idioma(s)

eng

Direitos

cc-by-nc-nd, (c) Gilabert, 2006

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Palavras-Chave #Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Suddenly Last Summer #Venus (Divinitat romana) #Èdip (Mitologia grega) #Mitologia clàssica #Mitologia romana #Mitologia grega #Literatura nord-americana #Tradició clàssica #Estudis gais i lèsbics #Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Suddenly Last Summer #Venus (Roman deity) #Oedipus (Greek mythology) #Classical mythology #Roman mythology #Greek mythology #American literature #Classical tradition #Gay and lesbian studies
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