The paper discusses the text of one of the fragments of Eratosthenes’ Erigone (fr. 22 Powell). Modern scholars have linked this one-line fragment with a Hellenistic theory that placed the origin of drama in the village of Icaria, in the Attic countryside. It is likely that the fragment did mention the word “billy-goat” (τράγος); on the contrary, there are no definite elements in favour of the hypothesis that Eratosthenes had devised a theory on the origin of tragedy in Icaria.
Eratosthenes, Icaria and the origins of tragedy / Broggiato, Maria. - In: MNEMOSYNE. - ISSN 0026-7074. - STAMPA. - 67:(2014), pp. 885-899. [10.1163/1568525X-12341419]
Eratosthenes, Icaria and the origins of tragedy
BROGGIATO, MARIA
2014
Abstract
The paper discusses the text of one of the fragments of Eratosthenes’ Erigone (fr. 22 Powell). Modern scholars have linked this one-line fragment with a Hellenistic theory that placed the origin of drama in the village of Icaria, in the Attic countryside. It is likely that the fragment did mention the word “billy-goat” (τράγος); on the contrary, there are no definite elements in favour of the hypothesis that Eratosthenes had devised a theory on the origin of tragedy in Icaria.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
