Staged narrative [electronic resource] : poetics and the messenger in Greek tragedy / James Barrett.
The messenger who reports important action that has occurred offstage is a familiar inhabitant of Greek tragedy. A messenger informs us about the death of Jocasta and the blinding of Oedipus, the madness of Heracles, the slaughter of Aigisthos, and the de.
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| Format: | Thesis Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2002.
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| Series: | Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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| Summary: | The messenger who reports important action that has occurred offstage is a familiar inhabitant of Greek tragedy. A messenger informs us about the death of Jocasta and the blinding of Oedipus, the madness of Heracles, the slaughter of Aigisthos, and the de. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 250 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-238) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520927933 0520927931 0585419647 9780585419640 9780520231801 159734916X 9781597349161 9786612356582 6612356588 0520231805 |