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Rechtspraak en waarheid in Aischylos’ Oresteia en Yael Farbers Molora
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Justice and Truth in in Aeschylus’ Oresteia and Yael Farber’s Molora
This article explores the themes of injustice and dehumanization in Aeschylus’ Oresteia and Yael Farber’s Molora, in which the story of the Oresteia is dramatized against the backdrop of post-apartheid South Africa. It is argued that both plays depict wrongdoers and victims alike as social outcasts. Thus, they can both be described with Paul Ricoeur as ‘sketches of a man,’ not being able to live up to their full human potential. Borrowing from Ricoeur’s legal philosophy, it is then explained how public trials and hearings help them to reintegrate into society, in which they can regain their full humanity.
Title: Rechtspraak en waarheid in Aischylos’ Oresteia en Yael Farbers Molora
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Justice and Truth in in Aeschylus’ Oresteia and Yael Farber’s Molora
This article explores the themes of injustice and dehumanization in Aeschylus’ Oresteia and Yael Farber’s Molora, in which the story of the Oresteia is dramatized against the backdrop of post-apartheid South Africa.
It is argued that both plays depict wrongdoers and victims alike as social outcasts.
Thus, they can both be described with Paul Ricoeur as ‘sketches of a man,’ not being able to live up to their full human potential.
Borrowing from Ricoeur’s legal philosophy, it is then explained how public trials and hearings help them to reintegrate into society, in which they can regain their full humanity.
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