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Clytemnestre as the 'new' Helen : Euripides interprets Gorgias (about Electra)

Clytemnestre comme la 'nouvelle' Hélène : Euripide interprète de Gorgias (à propos de l'Electre)

Résumé

It has been noted that the characters in Euripides' Electra possess characteristics that in Aeschylus belong to other characters in the story, whether they are elements of language or action, particular aspects of the setting or images. The main effect of this procedure seems to be to blur the distinctions between the avengers and their victims, in a tight one-on-one with Aeschylus. A similar procedure, little noticed by critics, governs the identification of the character of Clytemnestra with that of Helen, in the different variations offered by the literary and philosophical tradition; a procedure all the more remarkable because it does not consist of a punctual reference, but develops through a complex set of parallels, repetitions of images and references, so that the identification of the two daughters of Leda takes the form of a discourse with several voices, which runs through the entire play. We will analyse these elements in order to understand how they contribute to the characterisation of Clytemnestra and to the construction of the meaning of the tragic events. In conclusion, we will ask ourselves whether this play of mirrors between the character of Clytemnestra and the traditional Helen prepares the treatment of the character of Helen in the play of the same name, whose basic idea is provided here by the Dioscuri ex machina (v. 1277-84).
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hal-04011241 , version 1 (02-03-2023)

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Rossella Saetta Cottone. Clytemnestre comme la 'nouvelle' Hélène : Euripide interprète de Gorgias (à propos de l'Electre). Cahiers du Théâtre Antique, 2022, 5, pp.95-110. ⟨hal-04011241⟩
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