Myth Rationalization in the Tragedies of Euripides

IF 0.2 3区历史学 0 CLASSICS

CLASSICAL WORLD Pub Date : 2021-02-24 DOI:10.1353/CLW.2021.0005

A. Sumler

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:The tragedies of Euripides are composed of traditional mythological material, yet the characters in his tragedies question the validity of their own stories, including the involvement of gods and goddesses. Philosophy, historiography, and early mythography were rationalizing myths at the time when Euripides was composing tragedies. I present several scenes from his tragedies, which exemplify and parallel these other rational genres. My article maintains that Euripides used these approaches to innovate the art of tragedy and participate in the intellectual climate of his milieu.

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欧里庇得斯悲剧中的神话理性化

摘要:欧里庇得斯的悲剧是由传统的神话素材构成的，但悲剧中的人物却对自己故事的真实性提出了质疑，其中包括神和女神的参与。在欧里庇德斯创作悲剧的时候，哲学、史学和早期神话学都在把神话合理化。我从他的悲剧中举出几个场景，这些场景是其他理性流派的例证和对照。我的文章认为，欧里庇德斯用这些方法来创新悲剧艺术，并参与他所处环境的知识氛围。

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期刊介绍： Classical World (ISSN 0009-8418) is the quarterly journal of The Classical Association of the Atlantic States, published on a seasonal schedule with Fall (September-November), Winter (December-February), Spring (March-May), and Summer (June-August) issues. Begun in 1907 as The Classical Weekly, this peer-reviewed journal publishes contributions on all aspects of Greek and Roman literature, history, and society.