The shaping of narrative in Polybius /
In his attempt to explain Rome's rise to world power, Polybius composed a carefully structured narrative. Yet, despite its sophistication, Polybius' narrative artistry has received little scholarly attention. This study is the first book-length narratological analysis of the Histories. It...
| Hovedforfatter: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Sprog: | engelsk |
| Udgivet: |
Berlin :
De Gruyter,
[2013]
|
| Serier: | Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ;
v. 23. |
| Online adgang: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=661772 |
Indholdsfortegnelse:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Well begun is half done
- 2. The narrative of the prokataskeue
- 3. Temporal strategies
- 4. Focalization and interpretation
- 5. The Polybian narrator
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- General Index.