On the semantics of rhythm: Formal differences between the characters of Oresteia in tragedy
The paper analyses the formal features of the characters of Oresteia in Greek tragedy. The protagonists and the minor characters are compared, for which the rhythmical liveliness and variability of the personages’ utterances, the length and number of utterances, and the number of dialogue verses in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Tartu Press
2003-12-01
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Series: | Sign Systems Studies |
Online Access: | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/sss/article/view/17592 |