Eleusinios’ extraordinarily long speech in Menander, Sikyonioi 176-271 echoes dramatic structure and phrases from the Messenger’s speech in Euripides’ Orestes 866-956, but also alludes to Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 383b-459 (a parodical degradation of the Messenger’s rhesis in Orestes). The analysis of linguistic and dramaturgical relationships between the Messenger’s rhesis in Sikyonioi and its literary models proves that Menander’s comedy could be valued both against tragedy as a direct source of inspiration and against a background of comic tradition inspired by tragedy, and allows to propose a new interpretation of Sikyonioi 176-88.
Riprese tragiche e allusioni comiche in Menandro, Sicioni 176-271
Paola Ingrosso
2021-01-01
Abstract
Eleusinios’ extraordinarily long speech in Menander, Sikyonioi 176-271 echoes dramatic structure and phrases from the Messenger’s speech in Euripides’ Orestes 866-956, but also alludes to Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 383b-459 (a parodical degradation of the Messenger’s rhesis in Orestes). The analysis of linguistic and dramaturgical relationships between the Messenger’s rhesis in Sikyonioi and its literary models proves that Menander’s comedy could be valued both against tragedy as a direct source of inspiration and against a background of comic tradition inspired by tragedy, and allows to propose a new interpretation of Sikyonioi 176-88.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
