Ideological reading of Sophocles, contemporary history of a myth : democratic theatre
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description: For over a century the ancient Greek philosophers have amazed men of letters in the West. Since thefifth century BC tragedy as a genre has occupied a prominent place in Athens and through theatre this fascination has given rise to interpretations of all kinds: philosophical, humanistic, political and moral. These ideological readings of tragedy have most significantly focused on Sophocles. This dissertation offers a survey of these readings which have in time become contemporary myths. Sophocles’ works are ideologically embedded within cultural spectacle honoring Dionysus in Athens. Was it necessary to universalize and immortalize these western interpretations and reincarnate Sophocles’ characters, making Antigone and Oedipus Rex inimitable models of tragedy and mortal existence? This study proposes a critical reading of the Sophoclean vision of tragedy through an analysis of certain aesthetic elements (song, music) which allow a rethinking of the ideological readings observed in contemporary criticism
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identifier: NNT: 2013PA030004
keyword: antiquite
keyword: antiquity
keyword: athenes
keyword: athens
keyword: contemporary-myth
keyword: democratie
keyword: dionysos
keyword: dionysus
keyword: greek-theatre
keyword: greek-tragedy
keyword: histoire-du-theatre
keyword: ideological-reading
keyword: infoeu-reposemanticsdoctoralthesis
keyword: lecture-ideologique
keyword: myth
keyword: mythe-contemporain
keyword: neoclacissism
keyword: neoclassicisme
keyword: policy
keyword: politique
keyword: shslitthumanities-and-social-sciencesliterature
keyword: sophocle
keyword: sophoclesdemocracy
keyword: theatre-grec
keyword: theatre-history
keyword: theses
keyword: tragedie-grecque
issued: 2026-05-05T19:15:38.987954
modified: 2026-05-05T19:15:38.987958
language: fr
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issued: 2026-05-05T19:15:39.024007
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