Speech in ancient Greek literature /
"Speech in Ancient Greek Literature is the fifth volume in the series Studies in Ancient Greek Narrative. There is hardly any Greek narrative text without speech, which need not surprise in the literature of a culture which loved theatre and also invented the art of rhetoric. This book offers a...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2022]
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| Series: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ;
448. Studies in ancient Greek narrative ; v. 5. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3118642 |
| Summary: | "Speech in Ancient Greek Literature is the fifth volume in the series Studies in Ancient Greek Narrative. There is hardly any Greek narrative text without speech, which need not surprise in the literature of a culture which loved theatre and also invented the art of rhetoric. This book offers a full discussion of the types of speech, the modes of speech and their effective alternation, and the functions of speech from Homer to Heliodorus, including the Gospels. For the first time speech-introductions and 'speech in speech' are discussed across all genres. All chapters also pay attention to moments when characters do not speak"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004498815 9004498818 9789004498808 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8958 ; |