Narrative in drama : the art of the Euripidean messenger-speech /
This book, consisting of three self-contained studies, deals with the Euripidean messenger-speech. The first study concerns the form of the messenger-speech, which is that of a first-person narrative, and the consequences of this form. The second study analyses the messenger's style of presenta...
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Language: English
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Leiden ; New York :
E.J. Brill,
1991.
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Mnemosyne, Supplements
116.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 1-203, ISBN: 9789004381049.
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Call Number: PA3978 .J64 1991
| Summary: | This book, consisting of three self-contained studies, deals with the Euripidean messenger-speech. The first study concerns the form of the messenger-speech, which is that of a first-person narrative, and the consequences of this form. The second study analyses the messenger's style of presentation. In the third study the place and function of the messenger-speech within the play is discussed. Although scholars have dealt with the messenger-speech before, there is no single, up-to-date work of reference available. The present study aims at filling this void, while making use of analytical tools deriving from narratology and drama-theory. Eight appendices are added, which provide the reader with complete lists of phenomena discussed in the main text. Often considered transparent and self-explanatory, the messenger-speeches are now shown to be both complex and subtle texts. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 214 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004329126 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8958 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |