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Mythological heroes on Czech stages and politics. The case of Phaethon and Antigone
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SYSNO ASEP 0571928 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Mythological heroes on Czech stages and politics. The case of Phaethon and Antigone Author(s) Čadková, Daniela (FLU-F) RID, ORCID, SAI Number of authors 1 Source Title Classical Receptions Journal - ISSN 1759-5134
Roč. 15, č. 2 (2023), s. 172-189Number of pages 18 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords Greek mythology ; classical reception ; Otakar Theer ; Milan Uhde ; Czechoslovakia ; Phaethon ; Antigone Subject RIV AJ - Letters, Mass-media, Audiovision OECD category Specific literatures Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support FLU-F - RVO:67985955 UT WOS 000951818300001 EID SCOPUS 85159829474 DOI 10.1093/crj/clad005 Annotation Czech culture and society have abundant experience of repressive regimes and political oppression, as well as censorship and bans on speaking publicly and critically about the political situation. This article focuses on two dramatizations of ancient Greek myth and demonstrates their connection with politics: Phaethon by Otakar Theer (1917) is an expression of rebellion against the bondage of the Czech nation in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, while The Whore from the City of Thebes by Milan Uhde (1967), a paraphrase of Sophocles’ Antigone, is a cynical analysis of the state of civil society in totalitarian communist Czechoslovakia. These plays tried to appeal to the audiences of the time allegorically, using ‘Aesopian language’ and parables. Both reinterpretations of Greek myth are analysed in their historical and cultural context and compared with contemporary adaptations of classical Greek tragedies. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2024 Electronic address https://doi.org/10.1093/crj/clad005
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