Narrative, Intertext, and Space in Euripides' "Phoenissae"

Narrative, Intertext, and Space in Euripides'
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9783110245936
ISBN-13 : 3110245930
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Download or read book Narrative, Intertext, and Space in Euripides' "Phoenissae" written by Anna A. Lamari and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2010-09-22 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Euripides’ Phoenissae bears one of the richest tragic plots: multiple narrative levels are interwoven by means of various anachronies, focalizers offer different and often challenging points of view, while a complex mythical matrix is deftly employed as the backdrop against which the exploration of the mechanics of tragic narrative takes place. After providing a critical perspective on the ongoing scholarly dialogue regarding narratology and drama, this book uses the former as a working tool for the study and interpretation of the latter. The Phoenissae is approached as a coherent narrative unit and issues like the use of myth, narrators, intertext, time and space are discussed in detail. It is within these contexts that the play is seen as a Theban mythical ‛thesaurus’ both exploring previous mythical ramifications and making new additions. The result is rewarding: Euripides constructs a handbook of the Theban saga that was informative for those mythically untrained, fascinating for those theatrically demanding, but also dexterously open upon each one’s reception.


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