A arte de reformular os mitos: Ivo de Castro Oliveira, A família de Electra

Maria de Fátima Silva

Authors

Maria de Fátima Silva Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra / Portugal Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6470-4192

Keywords:

Atreids, Labdacids, Aeschylus, Euripides, Zambrano, death/life

Abstract

The purpose of this reflection is to analyse the innovative version of the myth of Electra conceived by Ivo de Castro Oliveira, taking into account the traditions involved. The combination is exotic, articulating two of the most popular myths in Antiquity: that of the Atreids and that of the Labdacids. A careful evaluation of the characters and roles attributed to them justifies the title: the figure of Electra is central, as the articulating pole of the other tensions, but it is above all the family connections that matter. New dramatic strategies (such as the fluctuation of dramatic time, a determining factor in the structure of the play) deserve attention for their contribution to the reformulation of old motifs. Context factors, typical of the end of the 20th century, also mark this return to the ‘Atreids’ theme in an original way. And so the diagram of a recreation that has everything to be innovative is built, without, paradoxically, disfiguring the sources to which it resorts.

Author Biography

Maria de Fátima Silva, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra / Portugal

Professora Catedrática jubilada da FLUC, área dos Estudos Clássicos.

A sua investigação centra-se nos Estudos Gregos, em particular no Teatro, Historiografia, Tratados Científicos. Mais recentemente tem dedicado boa parte da sua atividade aos Estudos de Recepção.

É autora de numerosas traduções e estudos sobre estas áreas preferenciais. Mantém um contacto assíduo com centros de excelência, nomeadamente em Atenas e em Oxford. Foi distinguida, na sua primeira edição, com o Prémio de Investigação Internacional, concedido pela FLUC.

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