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Evils Full of atē: Sophocles, Antigone 1-6

Marco Catrambone    Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italia    

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abstract

The article proposes two solutions for the textually controversial incipit of Sophocles’ Antigone. In line 4, the corrupt οὔτ’ ἄτης ἄτερ can be emended to οὔτ’ ἄτης πλέων, an almost forgotten correction once tentatively proposed by Campbell. In lines 2-3, the syntax of Antigone’s question appears sound. Firstly, ὁποῖον οὐχὶ νῷν ἔτι ζώσαιν τελεῖ; in line 3 is a question governed by ἆρ’ οἶσθ’, with subject understood (Ζεύς). Secondly, ὅ τι Ζεὺς τῶν ἀπ’ Οἰδίπου κακῶν in line 2 is a pre-posed topicalised clause, with verb understood (τελεῖ or ἐστί), offering the background information from which the ὁποῖον-question takes its cue.

Published
Aug. 4, 2023
Accepted
March 29, 2023
Submitted
Oct. 7, 2022
Language
EN

Keywords: Textual criticism • Word order • Antigone • Incipits • Sophocles

permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/Lexis/2724-1564/2023/01/001

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