Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture ISSN: 1983-4675
[email protected] Universidade Estadual de Maringá Brasil James Harris, Peter Is there any defence for matricide? A juridical reading of Sophocles' Electra Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture, vol. 31, núm. 1, 2009, pp. 53-60 Universidade Estadual de Maringá .jpg, Brasil Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=307426641018 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative DOI: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v31i1.3731 Is there any defence for matricide? A juridical reading of Sophocles’ Electra Peter James Harris Departamento de Letras Modernas, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Rua Cristovão Colombo, 2265, 15054-000, Jardim Nazareth, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brasil. E-mail:
[email protected] ABSTRACT. 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 actions of Electra. The play is thus a contribution to the debate on Justice in Greek society initiated almost two centuries previously. Key words: Electra, Sophocles, matricide, justice. RESUMO. Matricídio tem defesa? Uma leitura jurídica da Electra de Sófocles. Baseado numa análise da Electra de Sófocles, propõe-se que a preocupação central do dramaturgo não é o matricídio da Clitemnestra em si.