Narrative， Intertext， And Space In Euripides' Phoenissae

ISBN: 9783110245929 出版年：2010 页码：262 Lamari， Anna A 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.