Defining Greek Narrative

by Ruth Scodel

The 'Classic' narratology that has been widely applied to classical texts is aimed at a universal taxonomy for describing narratives. More recently, 'new narratologies' have begun linking the formal characteristics of narrative to their historical and ideological contexts. This volume seeks such a rethinking for Greek literature. It has 2 closely related objectives: to define what is characteristically Greek in Greek narratives of different periods...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748680101
• ISBN13: 9780748680108
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.4"