Narrative in drama : the art of the Euripidean messenger-speech
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Narrative in drama : the art of the Euripidean messenger-speech
（Mnemosyne : bibliotheca classica Batava, . Supplementum,
E.J. Brill, 1991
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-208) and index
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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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