¿RAZÓN VERSUS PASIÓN? UNA LECTURA DEL MONÓLOGO DE MEDEA

(Eurípides, Medea, vv. 1021-1080)

Abstract

In this article we will analyze Medea’s famous monologue (vv. 1021-1080) and specially the last three verses, which have generated a widely spread interpretation since Antiquity: that Medea’s inner conflict is between her reason and her passion. We will study the context of vv. 1078-1080 and the problems concerning the text and the translation of the whole passage; we will propose a new translation and then present arguments against the canonical interpretation of these verses. Our hypothesis is that this must be revised, since there is not textual evidence to support it.