EUR. Andr. 1189-1193: osservazioni critico-testuali

The article provides a new analysis of Eur. Andr. 1189-1193, a text that has been interpreted in various ways from antiquity to the present day. After outlining the status quaestionis, in § 2 the three interpretations proposed by scholiasts are listed, along with the reasons that make them unacceptable. The third paragraph outlines the main interpretations attempted by modern scholars and, once again, explains why none of them is acceptable. Finally, a new exegetical proposal is advanced, which consists in eliminating the proper name Ἑρμιόνας (v. 1192), interpreting it as a gloss improperly inserted into the text (a rather common type of error). This results in a perfectly understandable text, with a four-syllable gap at v. 1192, for which a reconstruction is offered based on a comparison with Eur. Andr. 103-116, a text that serves as a counterpart to Peleus’ threnos (vv. 1189-1193).