Comments on Nova, Mortifera vestis

Name: Comments on Nova, Mortifera vestis
Brand: Vita e Pensiero
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Articolo

Rivista

AEVUM ANTIQUUM

Fascicolo

AEVUM ANTIQUUM - 2015 - 15

Titolo

Comments on Nova, Mortifera vestis

Autore

Alan H. Sommerstein

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Vita e Pensiero

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10-2017

Issn

1121-8932 (stampa) | 1827-7861 (digitale)

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In her article Mortifera vestis, Nova succeeds in showing that Aeschylus innovates in making Agamemnon’s fatal robe an overgarment rather than a chiton. His objective was probably to associate Agamemnon strongly with the ideas of great wealth and luxury. Nova is also right to argue that Seneca’s version of Agamemnon’s murder is based, directly or indirectly, on a pre-Aeschylean account. Her other propositions are not persuasive.