UID:
almahu_9949463826502882
Format:
1 online resource (174 p.)
ISBN:
9783110330298
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9783110621099
Series Statement:
Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes , 23
Content:
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.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Acknowledgments --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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1. Well begun is half done --
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2. The narrative of the prokataskeue --
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3. Temporal strategies --
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4. Focalization and interpretation --
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5. The Polybian narrator --
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Conclusions --
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Bibliography --
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Index Locorum --
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General Index
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Classics and Near East Studies 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110621099
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Classics and Near East Studies 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636178
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317350
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE CLASSICAL STUDIES 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317107
In:
E-BOOK PAKET ALTERTUMSWISS. 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317091
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110330014
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110330298
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110330298
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110330298
