Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 553 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 553 g
Reihe: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes
ISBN: 978-3-11-024592-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
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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