Euripides\' Phoenician Women: study and translation

Author(s)

Waldir Moreira de Sousa Júnior

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2014-12-08

Examining board members

Adriane da Silva Duarte; Daniel Rossi Nunes Lopes; Flávio Ribeiro de Oliveira

• Advisor: Adriane da Silva Duarte

Abstract

This study presents Euripides´ Phoenician Women as its subject under discussion. Myth and Ritual are the two aspects under which the play will be investigated in the first part: Chapter 1 seeks to understand in what manner Euripides displays the mythological stories into the production of the tragedy´s plot: in this case, the multifarious literary traditions are analysed in conjuction with dramatic concerns; Chapter 2 seeks to understand the religious background of the play within its ritualistic context, that is, it will be suggested that the textual structure exposes dionisiac implications due to its poetic performance. In the second part, one reads the play wholly translated into portuguese. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/06158-2 - Euripides' Phoenissae: study and translation
• Grantee: Waldir Moreira de Sousa Junior
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master