Description
(Short description)
In line with the ever-increasing attention given to fragmentary texts in the field of classical theatre studies, Silvia Onori's volume presents a new critical-exegetical commentary on Euripides' Phaethon. Based on the text edited by Richard Kannicht, alongside each fragment we find a full list of bibliographical references, an analysis of the context of the quotation, an Italian translation, and an exegetical commentary. The introduction presents the sources for every fragment, a possible reconstruction of the drama, a hypothesis on its origin and the significance of the myth from its tragic origins. The volume is completed by an appendix on the modern and contemporary revision of the myth.
(Author portrait)
Silvia Onori graduated from Sapienza-University of Rome in 2017 and obtained her PhD in Greek Literature in 2021 at the University of Cassino under the supervision of Prof. Michele Napolitano with a thesis on Euripides' Phaethon. Her studies focus on tragic theatre, in particular on Euripides' works. She currently teaches Greek and Latin language and culture at the high school.
