‘UNDOING THE WINESKIN'S FOOT’: ATHENIAN SLANG?

Keen examines a bawdy metaphor in Euripides' play Medea. He asserts that the placement of the vulgar pun forces the audience to confront and question their own reactions to the disturbing question of maternal infanticide.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Classical quarterly 2009-12, Vol.59 (2), p.626-631
1. Verfasser:	KEEN, ANTONY G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Archives Aristophanes (450?-388? BC) Art museums Children Classical literature Classical studies Drama Euphemisms Euripides (c 485-406 BC) Foot Greek language Greek literature Jokes Literary criticism Metaphor Oracles Penis Shorter Notes Slang Theater Urination Wineskins
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Zusammenfassung:	Keen examines a bawdy metaphor in Euripides' play Medea. He asserts that the placement of the vulgar pun forces the audience to confront and question their own reactions to the disturbing question of maternal infanticide.
ISSN:	0009-8388 1471-6844
DOI:	10.1017/S0009838809990231