Narratology and Classics
A Practical Guide
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 31 July 2014
- ISBN 9780199688708
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 216x138 mm
- Weight 298 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Narratology and the Classics is the first introduction to narratology that deals with classical narrative in epic, historiography, biography, the ancient novel, but also the many narratives inserted in drama or lyric.
MoreLong description:
Narrative is an important element in our daily life and the novel is arguably the most popular genre of our times. The theory of narrative or narratology, which was developed in the 1960s, has helped us towards a better understanding of the how and why of narrative. Narratology and Classics is the first introduction to narratology that deals specifically with classical narrative: epic, historiography, biography, the ancient novel, but also the many narratives inserted in drama or lyric.
The first part of the volume sketches the rise of narratology, and defines key narratological terms, illustrated with examples from both modern novels and Greek and Latin texts. Among the topics discussed are the identity of the role of narrator and narratees, tales within tales, metalepsis, temporal devices such as prolepsis and analepsis, retardation and acceleration, repetition and gaps, focalisation, and the thematic, symbolic, or characterising functions of space. The second part of the volume offers three close readings of famous classical texts and shows how the interpretation of these texts can be enriched by the use of narratology.
The aim of this practical guide is to initiate its readers quickly into a literary theory that has established itself as a powerful new instrument in the classicist's toolkit. All concepts are clearly defined and illustrated from Greek and Latin texts, and detailed bibliographies at the end of each chapter point the way to theoretical studies and to further narratological studies of classical texts.
This is an excellent introduction to narratology and its uses in the study of Classical literature. The combination of an overview of the theory (part I) and case studies (part II) works extremely well.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Part I: A Narratological Primer
Introduction
Narrators and Narratees
Focalization
Time
Space
Part II: Narratological Close Readings
Narratology and Epic: Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite 45-291 (Aphrodite and Anchises)
Narratology and Historiography: Herodotus Histories 1.34-45 (Atys and Adrastus)
Narratology and Drama: Euripides Bacchae 1043-1152 (The Death of Pentheus)
Index of Terms
Index of Greek and Latin Passages
