The Shaping of Narrative in Polybius / / Nikos Miltsios.
The narrative artistry of Polybius has received relatively little scholarly attention. Critics have tended to discuss his reflections on the various issues presented in his work or to use him as a source of valuable information about the historical period that he records. This volume, which draws on...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Classics and Near East Studies 2000-2014 (EN) |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013] ©2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
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Other title: | 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 |
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Summary: | The narrative artistry of Polybius has received relatively little scholarly attention. Critics have tended to discuss his reflections on the various issues presented in his work or to use him as a source of valuable information about the historical period that he records. This volume, which draws on narratology’s analytical tools, focuses instead on the narrative of the Histories, exploring the sophisticated narrative techniques that have gone into shaping it. In doing so, it pays particular attention to the ways the formal aspects of the text contribute to promoting Polybius’ thematic concerns. Its aim is not only to present the Histories as the work of an author who has taken pains to provide us with a carefully structured story, but also to illustrate how interpretations of this story can be enriched by a sensitivity to factors such as chronological displacements and variations of focalization. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110330298 9783110621099 9783110238570 9783110636178 9783110317350 9783110317107 9783110317091 |
ISSN: | 1868-4785 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110330298 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Nikos Miltsios. |