The paper focuses on the characterisation of Odysseus in the fragmentary plays of Sophocles. After some introductory remarks on the playwright’s debt to the epic tradition, section 2 deals with the rhetoric of Odysseus as showcased by frs *566 (Syndeipnoi) and 965 R.2 (unknown play), and highlights how Sophocles interacted with the epic tradition underlying both fragments. Sections 3-4 explore the varied way in which Sophocles shaped the ethical characterisation of Odysseus. Section 3 focuses on the role of Odysseus as ‘antagonist’ of other Achaean heroes, while section 4 highlights the unfamiliar characterisation of Odysseus in the Euryalus.

‘Schegge’ di Odisseo. I ‘volti’ dell’eroe nei frammenti dei drammi odissiaci di Sofocle

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2022-01-01

Abstract

The paper focuses on the characterisation of Odysseus in the fragmentary plays of Sophocles. After some introductory remarks on the playwright’s debt to the epic tradition, section 2 deals with the rhetoric of Odysseus as showcased by frs *566 (Syndeipnoi) and 965 R.2 (unknown play), and highlights how Sophocles interacted with the epic tradition underlying both fragments. Sections 3-4 explore the varied way in which Sophocles shaped the ethical characterisation of Odysseus. Section 3 focuses on the role of Odysseus as ‘antagonist’ of other Achaean heroes, while section 4 highlights the unfamiliar characterisation of Odysseus in the Euryalus.
2022
978-886-969-654-1
Odysseus, Sophocles, Fragments, Rhetoric, Ethical characterisation
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