Tragic narrative : a narratological study of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus / by Andreas Markantonatos.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oxford, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Chapter 1. Tragic Narrative -- I. Narratology and Greek Tragedy -- II. Time Games -- III. Narrative Games -- IV. Audience Reception: The External Narratees -- V. Beyond the Text: Music and Dance (Appendix) -- Chapter 2. Narrative Past -- I. The Hold of the Past on the Present -- II. Controlling the Past: Shaping the Future -- Chapter 3. Narration and the Battle -- I. Designing the Battle -- II. Praying for Victory: Narration and Prophecy -- III. Narration and Concealment -- Chapter 4. Narration and Death -- I. The Death of Oedipus: Deferral and Secrecy

II. Praying for DeathIII. Narrative Tactics: The Messenger -- IV. Looking Back in Sorrow: The Lament -- VI. Intertextual Reversal: Sophocles� Antigone -- Chapter 5. �Viewing� Colonus -- I. Description and Focalization -- II. Political �Viewing�: The Athenian Colonus -- III. Mystical �Viewing�: The Eleusinian Colonus -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- a) Abreviation -- b) Select Editions of Sophocles� Oedipus at Colonus -- c) Works Cited -- Indexes -- I. General Index -- II. Index of Greek Words -- III. Index of Principal Passages

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