Heralds and Messengers: Character Identity and Function in Greek Tragedy

IF 0.7 2区历史学 0 CLASSICS

CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI:10.1086/718685

Florence Yoon

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Abstract

The term “messenger” is generally used in the discussion of Greek tragedy to identify an anonymous character who reports offstage events. Yet “messenger” is not a fixed identifier, to be used in parallel with character names, but a description of a fluid conventional function, best compared with terms such as “prologue-speaker.” By contrasting the messenger with the related figure of the herald we can more clearly articulate the distinction between a character’s in-world identity and his extra-dramatic function. This more specific usage is supported by the language of the plays, and its usefulness is demonstrated through a study of Sophocles’ Trachiniae.

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先驱者与信使:希腊悲剧中的角色、身份与功能

在希腊悲剧的讨论中，“信使”一词通常用于识别报道台下事件的匿名人物。然而，“信使”并不是一个固定的标识符，可以与角色名称并行使用，而是对一种流动的传统功能的描述，与“开场白演讲者”等术语相比最好。通过将信使与信使的相关人物进行对比，我们可以更清楚地阐明角色在世界上的身份和他额外的戏剧性功能之间的区别。这种更具体的用法得到了戏剧语言的支持，通过对索福克勒斯的Trachiniae的研究证明了它的有用性。

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CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY CLASSICS-

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