Andromaque

Summary

Dominique Pagani mentions Andromache several times, in different contexts. He presents her as Hector's widow, the captive with whom Pyrrhus falls in love. He recalls this situation in a session on neo-fascism, the ideology of desire and Clouscard's thought1, and later in a session on Proust. He also takes her as an example of character and links her to fidelity2. In 2021, in a session on Nerval and Baudelaire, he finds her again in "Le Cygne", where she appears among the great exiles3. He dwells on the moment when she describes Troy in ashes and the carnage of the night of the sack4. The passages do not develop a sustained interpretation of the character. Andromache serves mainly as a reference figure: the beloved captive, the faithful wife and the exile who carries the memory of the destroyed city.

1. 1#4 Neo-fascism and the ideology of desire: on the thought of M. Clouscard26 Sept 2014 · 18:13
2. 2#5.2 ter Questions, following workshop #5.2 (Facebook Live)6 Dec 2018 · 13:34
3. 3#9.24 “Ruled like music paper!” Nerval, Baudelaire (part 2)30 Jun 2021 · 57:29
4. 4#9.24 “Ruled like music paper!” Nerval, Baudelaire (part 2)30 Jun 2021 · 1:20:47

Summary produced automatically from 5 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.