Inner Nature and Outward Appearance in Euripides' Electra

STEWART, EDMUND

Abstract

This paper presents a new interpretation of Euripides’ Electra centred on the issue of hereditary excellence. The question of how nobility is to be defined and recognised forms a unifying theme of this work and is of crucial importance for the development of the plot. It is argued here that nobility is key to understanding two much discussed passages: the great speech of Orestes and the recognition scene.

Citation

STEWART, E. (2022). Inner Nature and Outward Appearance in Euripides' Electra. PHOENIX, 73(3-4), 237-261. https://doi.org/10.1353/phx.2019.0017

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 8, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Sep 1, 2019
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Aug 8, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 12, 2019
• Electronic ISSN: 0079-1784
• Publisher: Classical Association of Canada
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 73
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 237-261
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/phx.2019.0017
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2406898
• Publisher URL: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/794929
• Contract Date: Aug 8, 2019