JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Gorgon Effect: The Witness's Report as a Device for Multimodal Emotional Engagement.

  • Published In: Texas Studies in Literature & Language, 2024, v. 66, n. 4. P. 422 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Enoch, Taylor; E. Rasche, Samuel; Gambino, Renata; Pulvirenti, Grazia 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on the emotional impact of theatrical witnesses who recount tragic offstage events to characters and audiences. Topics include the role of witnesses as catalysts for heightened emotional arousal, a comparison of eyewitness accounts in Penthesilea and "The Bacchae," and the introduction of the "Gorgon effect," which describes the petrifying impact of frozen eyewitness mimicry.

Additional Information

  • Source:Texas Studies in Literature & Language. 2024/12, Vol. 66, Issue 4, p422
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0040-4691
  • Accession Number:183256930

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