Title:
אמפיטריון
ISBN:
9789654937825
Language:
Hebrew
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Year of publication:
2015
Series Statement:
Views from the Classical World
Series Statement:
מחזות מן העולם הקלאסי
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
Classical Studies
;
Folklore
;
Theatre
Abstract:
This play is a love story in the shape of a parody. The god Jupiter, father of the gods and humans, a relentless womanizer who never grew up and has a never ending stock of passion.He desired the wife of the warlord Amphitruo who left the city to fight in a war. Jupiter takes Amphitruos' shape and makes love to his wife. When Amphitruo comes back from battle then starts a comedy of mistakes which ends in Amphitruos' wife giving birth to two sons - one for each man
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