“Am i not the one…?” (sophokles’ phil. 114): Neoptolemos and the allure of kleos

• ARLENE L. ALLAN ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Otago

     University of Otago

     Nueva Zelanda

     
• Localización: Classical journal, ISSN 0009-8353, Vol. 107, Nº 1, 2011, págs. 1-26
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study argues that Neoptolemos’ desire to win kleos, so cleverly manipulated by Odysseus in the prologue, is not subdued or displaced by other competing ethical demands, but rather remains operative throughout the play. When combined with his resurgent Achillean phusis, it leads him into a competition for “glory” with Odysseus in the recovery of Philoktetes; it informs his decision to return the bow; and, ultimately, it frees him again to accept a glory shared with one worthy of the name “friend.”