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040			_aInACL _beng _erda _cInACL
082	0	4	_a882.010935 _bBAR _223
100	1		_aBarrett, James _eauthor
245	1	0	_aStaged narrative : _bpoetics and the messenger in Greek tragedy / _cBarrett, James
264		1	_aBerkeley : _bUniversity of California Press, _c2002
300			_a250 pages
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"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	_aGreek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism.
650		0	_aNarration (Rhetoric) -- History -- To 1500.
650		0	_aMessengers in literature.
650		0	_aRhetoric, Ancient.
650		0	_aAncient Rhetoric
650		0	_aGreek drama (Tragedy)
650		0	_aHistory
650		0	_aHistory and criticism
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