Lexis Poetica, retorica e comunicazione nella tradizione classica

Journal | Lexis
Journal issue | Num. 40 (n.s.) – Giugno 2022 – Fasc. 1
Research Article | Child Oedipus: On ll. 1025-6 of Oedipus Rex and an Ancient Scholium

Child Oedipus: On ll. 1025-6 of Oedipus Rex and an Ancient Scholium

Abstract

This paper deals with the modern vulgata of Sophocles’ Oedipus rex 1025-6, where the conjecture τυχών (Markland) has replaced the transmitted text τεκών in almost all recent critical editions. On the basis of the dramatic context (particularly ll. 1016-46), I argue that the transmitted text is correct and that the ancient scholion on ll. 1025-6 provides evidence for this.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Sept. 29, 2021 | Accepted: Dec. 14, 2021 | Published June 30, 2022 | Language: it

Keywords Textual criticismScholia veteraSophocles’ Oedipus rexStichomythiaDramaturgy


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