From the Prometheus Bound to the Prometheus “Liberated”: The Revival of the Myth in Hécatombéon by Matéi Visniec

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze the play by Matéi Visniec Hécatombéon, a contemporary variation on the myth of Prometheus, in comparison with Aeschylus’ drama Prometheus Bound, allowing us to observe an interesting dialogue that is developed between the hypotext and the hypertext. Applying the terminology of G. Genette, the analysis seeks to observe how different kinds of transformations present in the hypertext are made, and then to consider a new possible reading of the old text.