To chase a flying bird: Aeschylus, agamemnon 393–5

• Autores: Anna Potamiti
• Localización: Classical journal, ISSN 0009-8353, Vol. 110, Nº 3, 2015, págs. 303-311
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Agamemnon 393–5, about the chasing of a bird, has been traditionally interpreted with close reference to Paris. This article re–examines the relevance of the proverbial phrase of 394 to its context by looking into its possible origin and its relationship with the adjoining participial clause in 395. The reading offered here rests on the assumption that the gnomic character of the passage precludes secure identification with a single character in the play. So too, a reading of the participle θείς as denoting past action restricts the wide range of connotations of the passage, which surface by interpreting θείς as a coincident participle.