Misoginia o mimesi? Ricerca e rappresentazione dell'elemento femminile nel dramma euripideo

Comedians and ancient biographers blame Euripides for his misogyny, though he does not appear in his works more misogynist than any archaic and classical Greek author. The reason for this reputation must probably be sought in his constant research for dramatic mimesis, which led him (on the basis of the medical and philosophical beliefs of the time) to emphasize and to show on the stage the traits of his female characters that he believed more 'womanly': sensitivity, maternal love, but also erotic passion.