Betrayed, Berserk, and Abandoned: War Trauma in Sophocles' Ajax and Philoctetes

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dc.contributor.authorBinus, Joshua Robert
dc.contributor.supervisorBowman, Laurel
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-04T18:56:27Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_US
dc.date.issued2014-06-04
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Greek and Roman Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractSophocles’ Ajax and Philoctetes can be read as allegories of warriors who experience war trauma. The ancient Greeks already knew of the effects of war trauma through prior literature, and the plays were produced during a period of great violence and upheaval. Ajax shows how a shame-inducing betrayal causes a warrior to go berserk, and consequently withdraw from his community and commit suicide. Philoctetes shows that a betrayal, combined with the loss of a comrade, can cause the warrior to become isolated and emotionally vulnerable. His only means of being reintegrated into society is through mutual understanding with members of that society, and closure with his dead comrade. These plays were produced for therapeutic benefit, as shown by the comparative evidence found in psychodrama, dramatherapy, and the Theater of War productions of the two plays.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0294en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0621en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0465en_US
dc.description.proquestemailjrbinus@aol.comen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5424
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectPTSDen_US
dc.subjectTraumaen_US
dc.subjectSophoclesen_US
dc.subjectAjaxen_US
dc.subjectPhiloctetesen_US
dc.subjectAthensen_US
dc.subjectdramatherapyen_US
dc.subjectpsychodramaen_US
dc.titleBetrayed, Berserk, and Abandoned: War Trauma in Sophocles' Ajax and Philoctetesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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