Otis clarifies the moral and theological issues raised in the
<3>Ortesia<1> and relates them to certain stylistic and
structural qualities of the three plays. He tackles the central
questions of guilt, retribution, and the relation between human and
divine justice, and he sees a carefully prepared evolution in the
trilogy from a primitive to a more civilized form of justice. Otis
treats the trilogy as a poem, a play, and a work of theological and
philosophical reflection.
Originally published in 1981.
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