An edition of The use of anonymous characters in Greek tragedy
(2012)
The use of anonymous characters in Greek tragedy
the shaping of heroes
by Florence Yoon
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Greek Mythology, Characters and characteristics in literature, Greek drama (Tragedy), Characters, History and criticism, Prayer, Judaism, History, Post-exilic period (Judaism), Gebet, Judentum, Greek drama, history and criticism, Mythology, greek, Prayer, judaism, Judaism, history, post-exilic period, 586 b.c.-210 a.d.| Edition | Availability |
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The use of anonymous characters in Greek tragedy: the shaping of heroes
2012, Brill
in English
9004229035 9789004229037
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Table of Contents
Classes: Personal servants
Nurses and tutors
Other servants
Heralds
Priests
Children
Individuals: Characters who affect the portrayal of their hero by what they say
Prologizomenoi
Eteocles and his scout (Septem)
Agamemnon and the herald (Agamemnon)
Admetus and the servants (Alcestis)
Characters who affect the portrayal of their hero by their dialogue
Creon and the watchman (Antigone)
Deianeira and the messenger (Trachiniae)
Orestes and the tutor (S. Electra)
Iolaus, Alcmene and the servant of Hyllus (Heracleidae)
Hippolytus and the old man (Hippolytus)
Andromache and her "syndoulos" (Andromache)
Electra, Orestes, and the old tutor (E. Electra)
Menelaus and the doorkeeper (Helen)
Orestes and the Phrygian slave (Orestes)
Characters who affect the portrayal of their hero by what they do
Phaedra and her nurse (Hippolytus)
Creousa and the old tutor (Ion)
Agamemnon and the old servant (Ia)
Characters who affect the portrayal of their hero by what they are
Electra and the autourgos (E. Electra)
Heracles and his daughter (Heracleidae)
Eurystheus and his herald (Heracleidae)
The Egyptians and their herald (A. Supplices and Aegyptioi)
Special cases: The Persian queen: the anonymity of a historical figure
Cilissa: anonymously named
The slave of Loxias in Ion: naming an anonymous character
Contrasts and comparisons: Epic: Homer and Hesiod
Aristophanic comedy: the "kedestes" in Thesmophoriazusae
A brief note on later tragedy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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