Portraits of Medea in Portugal during the 20th and 21st centuries

Portraits of Medea in Portugal during the 20th and 21st centuries

The central episode in the Portuguese rewritings of Medea is the break between the Asiatic princess and Jason, on the one hand, and Medea’s killing of their children in retaliation, on the other. The enthusiasm for the great classical plots and the challenge to remodel the Classics are the main motivation behind the Portuguese rewritings.
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