Narrators, narratees, and narratives in ancient Greek literature:

This is the first in a series of volumes which together will provide an entirely new history of ancient Greek (narrative) literature. Its organization is formal rather than biographical. It traces the history of central narrative devices, such as the narrator and his narratees, time, focalization, c...

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Other Authors: Jong, Irene J. F. de 1957- (Editor), Nünlist, René 1965- (Editor), Bowie, Angus M. 1949- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Software eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill 2004
Series:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum 257
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:This is the first in a series of volumes which together will provide an entirely new history of ancient Greek (narrative) literature. Its organization is formal rather than biographical. It traces the history of central narrative devices, such as the narrator and his narratees, time, focalization, characterization, description, speech, and plot. It offers not only analyses of the handling of such a device by individual authors, but also a larger historical perspective on the manner in which it changes over time and is put to different uses by different authors in different genres. The first volume lays the foundation for all volumes to come, discussing the definition and boundaries of narrative, and the roles of its producer, the narrator, and recipient, the narratees
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 583 Seiten)
ISBN:9789047405702
DOI:10.1163/9789047405702

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