This article deals with the Chorus of Euripides’ Daughters of Pelias (fragm. 601-616 K.), recorded by the tradition as part of the very first tetralogy staged by the tragedian of Salamis (455 a.C.). The title of the play, as it has been believed, may suggest that the Chorus of this tragedy was composed of the daughters of king Pelias. This solution, although formally plausible, is somehow problematic, for the scenario of a Chorus factually killing a character is difficult to accept without reservation. This contribution analyses the issue in detail by considering above all its dramaturgical implications and offers an alternative solution for the composition of the Chorus of Euripides’ Daughters of Pelias.

Un Coro tragico di principesse assassine? Il caso delle 'Peliadi' di Euripide

Di Bello, Michele
2024

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This article deals with the Chorus of Euripides’ Daughters of Pelias (fragm. 601-616 K.), recorded by the tradition as part of the very first tetralogy staged by the tragedian of Salamis (455 a.C.). The title of the play, as it has been believed, may suggest that the Chorus of this tragedy was composed of the daughters of king Pelias. This solution, although formally plausible, is somehow problematic, for the scenario of a Chorus factually killing a character is difficult to accept without reservation. This contribution analyses the issue in detail by considering above all its dramaturgical implications and offers an alternative solution for the composition of the Chorus of Euripides’ Daughters of Pelias.
2024
Settore L-FIL-LET/05 - Filologia Classica
Settore L-FIL-LET/02 - Lingua e Letteratura Greca
Euripides; tragedy; fragments; Daughters of Pelias; Chorus; dramaturgy
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