Sophocles in 16th-century Portugal: Aires Vitoria's Tragedia del Rei Agaménom

Maria Luísa Resende

doi:10.1515/9783110719185-010

Sophocles in 16th-century Portugal: Aires Vitoria's Tragedia del Rei Agaménom

Maria Luísa Resende^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

12 Downloads

Abstract

Published in 1555, Aires Vitoria's Tragedia del Rei Agamenom is the only translation of a Greek tragedy produced in Portugal during the 16th century. The strong resemblance to Perez de Oliva's Spanish version La venganza de Agamenon reveals that Vitoria did not render it from the original; his version is instead a moralised adaptation of Sophocles' Electra. The analysis of both Aires Vitoria's and Perez de Oliva's translations highlights the main differences between the two works and discloses the singularity of Aires Vitoria's version, anchored in a deep understanding of classical texts as vehicles of Christian morality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Translating Ancient Greek Drama in Early Modern Europe
Subtitle of host publication	theory and practice (15th-16th centuries)
Editors	Malika Bastin-Hammou, Giovanna Di Martino, Cécile Dudouyt, Lucy C. M. M. Jackson
Publisher	De Gruyter
Pages	175-188
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9783110719185
ISBN (Print)	9783110718652
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110719185-010
Publication status	Published - 22 May 2023

Access to Document

10.1515/9783110719185-010

71783342Final published version, 520 KBLicence: Unspecified

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/42306Licence: Unspecified

Cite this

@inbook{05b144b7f6f5466c991f3f2a723532f9,

title = "Sophocles in 16th-century Portugal: Aires Vitoria's Tragedia del Rei Agam{\'e}nom",

abstract = "Published in 1555, Aires Vitoria's Tragedia del Rei Agamenom is the only translation of a Greek tragedy produced in Portugal during the 16th century. The strong resemblance to Perez de Oliva's Spanish version La venganza de Agamenon reveals that Vitoria did not render it from the original; his version is instead a moralised adaptation of Sophocles' Electra. The analysis of both Aires Vitoria's and Perez de Oliva's translations highlights the main differences between the two works and discloses the singularity of Aires Vitoria's version, anchored in a deep understanding of classical texts as vehicles of Christian morality.",

author = "Resende, {Maria Lu{\'i}sa}",

year = "2023",

month = may,

day = "22",

doi = "10.1515/9783110719185-010",

language = "English",

isbn = "9783110718652",

pages = "175--188",

editor = "Malika Bastin-Hammou and Martino, {Giovanna Di} and C{\'e}cile Dudouyt and Jackson, {Lucy C. M. M.}",

booktitle = "Translating Ancient Greek Drama in Early Modern Europe",

publisher = "De Gruyter",

address = "Germany",

}

Sophocles in 16th-century Portugal: Aires Vitoria's Tragedia del Rei Agaménom. / Resende, Maria Luísa.
Translating Ancient Greek Drama in Early Modern Europe: theory and practice (15th-16th centuries). ed. / Malika Bastin-Hammou; Giovanna Di Martino; Cécile Dudouyt; Lucy C. M. M. Jackson. De Gruyter, 2023. p. 175-188.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

TY - CHAP

T1 - Sophocles in 16th-century Portugal

T2 - Aires Vitoria's Tragedia del Rei Agaménom

AU - Resende, Maria Luísa

PY - 2023/5/22

Y1 - 2023/5/22

N2 - Published in 1555, Aires Vitoria's Tragedia del Rei Agamenom is the only translation of a Greek tragedy produced in Portugal during the 16th century. The strong resemblance to Perez de Oliva's Spanish version La venganza de Agamenon reveals that Vitoria did not render it from the original; his version is instead a moralised adaptation of Sophocles' Electra. The analysis of both Aires Vitoria's and Perez de Oliva's translations highlights the main differences between the two works and discloses the singularity of Aires Vitoria's version, anchored in a deep understanding of classical texts as vehicles of Christian morality.

AB - Published in 1555, Aires Vitoria's Tragedia del Rei Agamenom is the only translation of a Greek tragedy produced in Portugal during the 16th century. The strong resemblance to Perez de Oliva's Spanish version La venganza de Agamenon reveals that Vitoria did not render it from the original; his version is instead a moralised adaptation of Sophocles' Electra. The analysis of both Aires Vitoria's and Perez de Oliva's translations highlights the main differences between the two works and discloses the singularity of Aires Vitoria's version, anchored in a deep understanding of classical texts as vehicles of Christian morality.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85160663354&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1515/9783110719185-010

DO - 10.1515/9783110719185-010

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:85160663354

SN - 9783110718652

SP - 175

EP - 188

BT - Translating Ancient Greek Drama in Early Modern Europe

A2 - Bastin-Hammou, Malika

A2 - Martino, Giovanna Di

A2 - Dudouyt, Cécile

A2 - Jackson, Lucy C. M. M.

PB - De Gruyter

ER -

Sophocles in 16th-century Portugal: Aires Vitoria's Tragedia del Rei Agaménom

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

UCP-CEHR: Centre of Religious History Studies (Pluriannual Project)

Cite this

Sophocles in 16th-century Portugal: Aires Vitoria's Tragedia del Rei Agaménom

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Projects

UCP-CEHR: Centre of Religious History Studies (Pluriannual Project)

Cite this