Narrative in Drama

The Art of the Euripidean Messenger-Speech
Erscheinungsjahr 1991
ISBN: 978-90-04-09406-2
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 116, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 495 g

Reihe: Mnemosyne, Supplements

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.

Zielgruppe

Scholars of Classical Antiquity and Philology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jong, Irene J.F. de

Über Autor(innen)

Irene J.F. de Jong has been employed since 1988 as Research Fellow of the Classical Institute, University of Amsterdam. Publications include: Narrators and Focalizers. The Presentation of the Story in the Iliad (1987), 'The voice of Anonymity: tis-speeches in the Iliad', Eranos (1987), 'The Biter Bit. A Narratological Analysis of H. Aphr. 45-291', Wiener Studien (1989), 'Three Off-stage Characters in Euripides', Mnemosyne (1990).