出版社：Universidad de Aveiro, Departamento de Línguas e Culturas
摘要：The Alexandros of Euripides is a tragedy based on the motif of the child
who was exposed at birth, as had been Sophocles¡¯ Oidipus Rex or the legend of Cyrus
told by Herodotus. This motif is intertwined in the tragedy with a series of episodes
¡ª the athletic contest, the victory and crowning of the victor, the anagnorisis ¡ª
which characterise Alexandros as a potential tyrannos and which display a drama of
political consequences. In the historical context of the representation ¡ª 415 B.C. ¡ª it
is possible to find some analogies between Alexandros and Alcibiades, the latter
having won the Olympic games the year before, and appearing to be as handsome and
powerful as the protagonist of the tragedy, though the substantial political meaning of
the play (and trilogy) lies elsewhere: on the difficulty of the government of a city
where participation becomes competition and where excellence poses a threat to the
principle of equality and is at risk of distorting itself through unrestrained eros and
lust.
关键词：Alexandros; Euripides; motif of the child exposed at birth; Alcibiades;
tragedy and politics.
