Ancient Greek texts and modern narrative theory: towards a critical dialogue
The taxonomies of narratology have proven valuable tools for the analysis of ancient literature, but, since they were mostly forged in the analysis of modern novels, they have also occluded the distinct quality of ancient narrative and its understanding in antiquity. Ancient Greek Texts and Modern N...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge New York, NY
Cambridge University Press
2023
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| DOI: | 10.1017/9781009339605 |
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| Online Access: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009339605
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| Author Notes: | Jonas Grethlein (Heidelberg University) |
| Summary: | The taxonomies of narratology have proven valuable tools for the analysis of ancient literature, but, since they were mostly forged in the analysis of modern novels, they have also occluded the distinct quality of ancient narrative and its understanding in antiquity. Ancient Greek Texts and Modern Narrative Theory paves the way for a new approach to ancient narrative that investigates its specific logic. Jonas Grethlein's sophisticated discussion of a wide range of literary texts in conjunction with works of criticism sheds new light on such central issues as fictionality, voice, Theory of Mind and narrative motivation. The book provides classicists with an introduction to ancient views of narrative but is also a major contribution to a historically sensitive theory of narrative. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 May 2023) |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9781009339605 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781009339605 |