Specters of Medea: The Rhetoric of Stepmotherhood and Motherhood in Seneca’s Phaedra

M. McAuley

DOI:10.1353/hel.2012.0001

Corpus ID: 170777304

Specters of Medea: The Rhetoric of Stepmotherhood and Motherhood in Seneca’s Phaedra

@article{McAuley2012SpectersOM,
  title={Specters of Medea: The Rhetoric of Stepmotherhood and Motherhood in Seneca’s Phaedra},
  author={M. McAuley},
  journal={Helios},
  year={2012},
  volume={39},
  pages={37 - 72}
}

M. McAuley

Published 2012

Philosophy

Helios

Recent criticism on Senecan drama has moved on from polarized debates over whether the plays are pro- or anti-Stoic, to the consideration of more complex, nuanced, and unexpected ways in which Seneca's depictions of tragic passions and psychological conflict are informed by Stoic doctrine. (1) Unsurprisingly, Seneca's two most tormented and passionate characters, Medea and Phaedra, have received most attention in this regard. (2) Christopher Gill, for example, has argued that surrender to… CONTINUE READING

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