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Sophocles the ironist

Lloyd, Michael (Michael A.) (Brill, 2012-09)

This chapter argues that while Sophocles may exploit relatively 'stable' irony, where the audience is confidently aware of truth hidden from the characters, he also uses more complex and 'unstable' irony which unsettles ...
Space in Euripides

Lloyd, Michael (Michael A.) (Brill, 2012-03)

This is the chapter on Euripides in a volume which discusses space in Greek literature from the point of view of narratology.
Divine and human action in Euripides' Ion

Lloyd, Michael (Michael A.) (de Gruyter, 1986)

This article argues that the ending of Euripides' play Ion is the result of an interaction between the plan of the god Apollo and the reactions of the human characters Creusa and Ion, and that the result is better than it ...
The language of the gods : politeness in the prologue of the Troades

Lloyd, Michael (Michael A.) (Brill, 2009-08)

This chapter discusses the dialogue between Athena and Poseidon (Euripides, Troades 48-97) in the light of face-threat politeness theory.
Sophocles in the light of face-threat politeness theory

Lloyd, Michael (Michael A.) (Brill, 2006)

This chapter examines Sophocles' plays in the light of face-threat politeness theory. It deals with the subject under the following headings: face-threat politeness theory, positive politeness, negative politeness, off-record ...