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Unhappy Archives: Reading Euripides' Medea and Papadiamantis' The Murderess with Sara Ahmed

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Literary analysis reveals how unhappy archives in Medea and The Murderess redefine happiness, suggesting alternative perspectives on familial joy.

Both texts challenge traditional definitions of happiness, highlighting alienation from its promise.
Medea interrogates who defines happiness, advocating for views against the androcentric tradition.
The character Frankojannou in The Murderess offers a profound redefinition of happiness.
Both works emphasize the struggle against the family as a 'happy object', questioning societal norms.

Afroditi Angelopoulou (2025) studied this question.

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Literary analysis reveals how unhappy archives in Medea and The Murderess redefine happiness, suggesting alternative perspectives on familial joy.