Abstract
This article analyses one of the most important of modern Sophocles’
rewritings: Cruel and Tender (2004) by Martin Crimp, based on the Trachiniae.
After giving some information about the genesis of the drama
and the aim of the author, this essay explores the plot of Crimp’s work,
focusing on the relationship with Sophocles’ model, fluctuating between
structural and textual analogies and many deep transformations in the
characters and in the themes (starting from Heracles), that make this text
non just a faithful revival of a classical masterpiece, but an original and
vital work which brings Sophocles’ material into the 20th century a nd
represents a great example of the theatre in the age of the “war on terror”.
| Titolo tradotto del contributo | [Autom. eng. transl.] Sophocles after 11 September: from Trachinie to Cruel and Tender by Martin Crimp |
|---|---|
| Lingua originale | Italian |
| pagine (da-a) | 189-237 |
| Numero di pagine | 49 |
| Rivista | DIONISO |
| Volume | 12 |
| DOI | |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2022 |
| Pubblicato esternamente | Sì |
Keywords
- Martin Crimp - riscritture di Sofocle - Cruel and Tender - Teatro sulla guerra al terrorismo - ricezione della tragedia classica - mito di Eracle
- Martin Crimp – Rewritings of Sophocles – Cruel and Tender – War on terror theatre – Reception of classical tragedy – Heracles’ myth
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