Generalization and characterization in Sophocles' Trachiniae and Antigone

This article examines the use of general statements by characters in Sophocles’ Trachiniae and Antigone. After a discussion of proverbs and gnomic statements more broadly as speech acts closely linked to the presentation of authority, I examine the particular reliance on generalization exhibited by...

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Autor principal: Vanessen-Fishman, L
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: University of Chicago Press 2020