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Medea has come to stand for violence and anger in women; jealousy and possessiveness, the woman scorned; "unnatural" women without a maternal instinct; the activist or feminist woman who retaliates and doesn't take ill treatment sitting down. Along with [[Antigone]] and [[Electra]], she is one of the great and memorable female characters (human) from Greek mythology. | Medea has come to stand for violence and anger in women; jealousy and possessiveness, the woman scorned; "unnatural" women without a maternal instinct; the activist or feminist woman who retaliates and doesn't take ill treatment sitting down. Along with [[Antigone]] and [[Electra]], she is one of the great and memorable female characters (human) from Greek mythology. | ||
The story has been [[retellings|retold]] numerous times. | The story has been [[retellings|retold]] numerous times. Retellings of particular feminist interest include (plays, novels, short stories): | ||
* [[Christa Wolf]]'s ''Medea: A Novel'' (1996) | * [[Christa Wolf]]'s ''Medea: A Novel'' (1996) | ||
* [[Marina Carr]]'s ''By the Bog of Cats'' (1998) (play) | * [[Marina Carr]]'s ''By the Bog of Cats'' (1998) (play) | ||
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* Liz Lochhead, ''Medea'' (2001 play) | * Liz Lochhead, ''Medea'' (2001 play) | ||
* Jackie Crossland, ''Collateral Damage: The Tragedy of Medea'' (1993; ISBN 0889740429; Press Gang Pub.) | * Jackie Crossland, ''Collateral Damage: The Tragedy of Medea'' (1993; ISBN 0889740429; Press Gang Pub.) | ||
* Tony Harrison, ''Medea: A Sex-War Opera''<ref>Note from a Valerie Solanas bibliography at http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Village/6982/solanas.html (last visited 2007/2/18): | |||
: Tony Harrison, Medea: A Sex-War Opera, in Dramatic Verse, 1973-1985 (1985, Bloodaxe, Newastle upon Tyne). ''Girl Frenzy 4'' reported seeing a Medea: Sex-War that “intertwines excerpts from the SCUM Manifesto with the classical story of Medea”. The published text I found makes no mention of the manifesto at all. | |||
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Works in other media include: | Works in other media include: | ||
* Luigi Cherubini's [[Medea (opera)|Medea]] (opera); recordings include Maria Callas | * Luigi Cherubini's [[Medea (opera)|Medea]] (opera); recordings include Maria Callas | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 18 February 2007
Medea's story was told by Euripides in the classic tragedy, Medea.
Medea has come to stand for violence and anger in women; jealousy and possessiveness, the woman scorned; "unnatural" women without a maternal instinct; the activist or feminist woman who retaliates and doesn't take ill treatment sitting down. Along with Antigone and Electra, she is one of the great and memorable female characters (human) from Greek mythology.
The story has been retold numerous times. Retellings of particular feminist interest include (plays, novels, short stories):
- Christa Wolf's Medea: A Novel (1996)
- Marina Carr's By the Bog of Cats (1998) (play)
- Cherríe L. Moraga's The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea (Greek Medea combined with La Llorona and Aztec myth of Coyolxauhqui)
- Kerry Greenwood, Medea (1997; part of the "Delphic Women" series)
- Carol Leonard, "Medea" (short story in Dark Angels: Lesbian Vampire Stories (1995)
- Liz Lochhead, Medea (2001 play)
- Jackie Crossland, Collateral Damage: The Tragedy of Medea (1993; ISBN 0889740429; Press Gang Pub.)
- Tony Harrison, Medea: A Sex-War Opera[1]
Works in other media include:
- Luigi Cherubini's Medea (opera); recordings include Maria Callas
- Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1970 film Medea, starring Maria Callas as Medea in her only filmed role -- but without singing.
- Lars Von Trier's 1988 TV version, Medea
- Paintings by various artists
References
- James J. Clauss and Sarah Iles Johnston, editors, Medea (1997) (ISBN 0691043760). A collection of essays examining major representations of Medea in myth, art, and literature.
- Bibliography of works dealing with Euripides' Medea, compiled by Professor Celia A. E. Luschnig, available at http://www.class.uidaho.edu/luschnig/Medea/bib.htm (last visited 2007/2/18)
- ↑ Note from a Valerie Solanas bibliography at http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Village/6982/solanas.html (last visited 2007/2/18):
- Tony Harrison, Medea: A Sex-War Opera, in Dramatic Verse, 1973-1985 (1985, Bloodaxe, Newastle upon Tyne). Girl Frenzy 4 reported seeing a Medea: Sex-War that “intertwines excerpts from the SCUM Manifesto with the classical story of Medea”. The published text I found makes no mention of the manifesto at all.