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Narrative in Drama: The Art of the Euripidean Messenger-Speech

Narrative in Drama: The Art of the Euripidean Messenger-Speech

de Jong, Irene J. F.

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Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements, Book 116

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ISBN10: 9004094067
ISBN13: 9789004094062
Publisher: Brill
Published: Jul 1 1991
Pages: 218
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.76 Width: 6.46 Depth: 9.44
Language: English
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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