| Title |
El mito del sacrificio de Ifigenia en el film Sophie’s Choice: la dicotomía moral de una madre en el contexto del Holocausto / |
| Translation of Title |
The myth of the sacrifice of Iphigenia in the film Sophie’s Choice: a mother’s moral dichotomy in the Holocaust context. |
| Authors |
Sebastia Saez, Maria |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Studia Philologica Valentina.. València : Universitat de València. 2021, no. 2, p. 641-647.. ISSN 1135-9560. eISSN 2695-8945 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Iphigenia in Aulis ; sacrifice of Iphigenia ; Sophies’s Choice ; classical reception ; motherhood |
| Abstract [eng] |
The focus of this paper is the analysis of the film Sophie’s Choice (1982) from the perspective of the classical reception. Traditionally, it has been mostly analyzed with a philosophical and an ethical perspective, but not from the point of view of Classical Philology and Comparative Literature. Specifically, I shall study this film as a reformulation of Iphigenia myth, placing emphasis on the leitmotiv of the sacrifice and on Sophie, a mother who has to decide which of her children to sacrifice. Furthermore, I shall examine how the myth has been adapted into the Holocaust context. |
| Published |
València : Universitat de València |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Spanish |
| Publication date |
2021 |
