Is there any defence for matricide? A juridical reading of Sophocles’ Electra = Matricídio tem defesa? Uma leitura jurídica da Electra de Sófocles

Based on an analysis of Electra by Sophocles, it is proposed that the central concern of the dramatist is not the matricide of Clytemnestra itself. Sophocles invites the audience to reflect, as though they were the jury in a law court, on the legality of the actionsof Electra. The play is thus a con...

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Main Author: Peter James Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2009-01-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Language and Culture
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/3731/3731