Vol. 32 No. 1 (2026): Studia critica et exegetica: Donum natalicium CAROLO MARTINO LUCARINI ab amicis oblatum
Articles

Allusions in Euripides’ Electra

Filippomaria Pontani
Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Published 2026-04-26

Keywords

  • Aeschylus,
  • allusion,
  • Electra,
  • Euripides,
  • intertextuality

How to Cite

Pontani, F. (2026). Allusions in Euripides’ Electra. Hyperboreus, 32(1), 36-45. https://doi.org/10.36950/hyperboreus.v32p1a03

Abstract

The paper discusses a couple of passages in Euripides’ Electra that might show signs of intertextual allusion to Sappho, Sophocles, and above all to Aeschylus’ Agamemnon.