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Staged narrative : (Record no. 633536)
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| fixed length control field | 01900nam a2200325 i 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 261003s2002 xx 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780520231801 |
| ISBN | 0520231805 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 882.010935 |
| Item number | BAR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Barrett, James |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Staged narrative : |
| Sub Title | poetics and the messenger in Greek tragedy / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Barrett, James |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 250 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "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 Aigisthus, and the death of Hippolytus, among other important events. Despite its prevalence, this conventional figure remains little understood.Combining several critical approaches - narrative theory, genre study, and rhetorical analysis - this lucid and sophisticated study develops a synthetic view of the messenger of Greek tragedy, showing how this role illuminates some of the genre's most persistent concerns, especially those relating to language, knowledge, and the workings of tragic theater itself."."This study, thoroughly informed by literary theory, shows that the messenger speaks with a voice unique on the tragic stage, one that offers importa |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism. |
| Topical Term | Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- To 1500. |
| Topical Term | Messengers in literature. |
| Topical Term | Rhetoric, Ancient. |
| Topical Term | Ancient Rhetoric |
| Topical Term | Greek drama (Tragedy) |
| Topical Term | History |
| Topical Term | History and criticism |
| 264 #1 - | |
| -- | Berkeley : |
| -- | University of California Press, |
| -- | 2002 |
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| 337 ## - | |
| -- | unmediated |
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| -- | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - | |
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| -- | nc |
| -- | rdacarrier |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 03.10.2026 | 882.010935 BAR | 168029 | 03.10.2026 | Books |