Euripidés' 'Phaethón' fragment - as mirrored in the reconstrcution by Goethe

• Authors: Adorjani Zs.
• Languages of publication: HU

Abstracts

EN

This paper aims to re-examine the arguments concerning the three main problems of the fragmentary Euripidean tragedy 'Phaethon', i. e. what character and conflict lies behind Phaethon's excessive reluctance to the marriage; who the mysterious bride is; and finally, what kind of exodos fits in the dramatic context on the basis of the fragmentary textual evidence. In author's discussion Goethe's reconstruction is dealt with closely; moreover, the poet's suggestions prove to be valuable not only artistically, but philologically as well. Some personal bias of his treatment nevertheless hints at a new articulation of the Phaethontic character in the Euphorion-episode of Faust II and a general re-evaluation of the hybris drama.

Keywords

EN

'PHAETHON' FRAGMENT; HYBRIS; LIGHT SYMBOLS

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Akadémiai Kiadó
• Journal: Antik Tanulmanyok (Studia Antiqua)
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 1/2
• Pages: 23-57
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Adorjani Zs.

• Zs. Adorjani, no address given, contact the journal editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08HUAAAA03927776