Vol. 25 No. 2 (1999): XXV - 1999, Fascicolo 2
Articoli

‘Leaving out the Erinyes’: the history of a misconception

Published 2015-09-10

Keywords

  • Greek tragedy,
  • Sophocles,
  • Electra,
  • Greek Mythology

Abstract

The paper discusses how and why the interpretation of Sophocles’ Electra evolved in the second half of XX century, with an increasing attenuation of Erinyes’ role.