Η Ποίηση του Γ. Ρίτσου και τα Ρέοντα Σύνορα της Θηλυκότητας

Abstract

Please note: this article is in Greek. Ritsos, and the crossing borders of femininity: This inter-disciplinary paper seeks to examine the perception of Modern Greek history and the feminine in Ritsos poetry. In many cultures women have been long suspected to be the source of human miseries, especially in conservative and repressive times. Since the ancient myths women were idealised but mostly mistrusted as seductive and vengeful, manipulative and even malevolent. In modern times, as ideals of purity and dedication to family have been exalted and feminine beauty lauded, women have been viewed as embodying sinister forces of evil. Ritsos lived in an era of tremendous conflicts and changes. Yet he was the carrier of an ancient tradition due to his Greek origin. In grappling with our understanding of what it is to be “evil” for an ideological poet like Ritsos in eras of international and ethnic totalitarianism, and how women are used to confront or identify with it, the paper aims to shine a spotlight on this dark area of the social and human condition and explore the possible sources of worship, or fear and resentment, of women.