Narrators, Narratees, and Narratives in Ancient Greek Literature

Narrators, Narratees, and Narratives in Ancient Greek Literature
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 608
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ISBN-10 : 9789047405702
ISBN-13 : 9047405706
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Synopsis Narrators, Narratees, and Narratives in Ancient Greek Literature by : René Nünlist

This is the first in a series of volumes which together will provide an entirely new history of ancient Greek (narrative) literature. Its organization is formal rather than biographical. It traces the history of central narrative devices, such as the narrator and his narratees, time, focalization, characterization, description, speech, and plot. It offers not only analyses of the handling of such a device by individual authors, but also a larger historical perspective on the manner in which it changes over time and is put to different uses by different authors in different genres. The first volume lays the foundation for all volumes to come, discussing the definition and boundaries of narrative, and the roles of its producer, the narrator, and recipient, the narratees.

Narrators, Narratees, and Narratives in Ancient Greek Literature

Narrators, Narratees, and Narratives in Ancient Greek Literature
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Synopsis Narrators, Narratees, and Narratives in Ancient Greek Literature by : Irene J. F. De Jong

This is the first in a series of volumes which together will provide an entirely new history of ancient Greek (narrative) literature. Its organization is formal rather than biographical. It traces the history of central narrative devices, such as the narrator and his narratees, time, focalization, characterization, description, speech, and plot. It offers not only analyses of the handling of such a device by individual authors, but also a larger historical perspective on the manner in which it changes over time and is put to different uses by different authors in different genres. The first volume lays the foundation for all volumes to come, discussing the definition and boundaries of narrative, and the roles of its producer, the narrator, and recipient, the narratees.

Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond

Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 834
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ISBN-10 : 9789004506053
ISBN-13 : 9004506055
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Synopsis Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond by :

Emotions are at the core of much ancient literature, from Achilles’ heartfelt anger in Homer’s Iliad to the pangs of love of Virgil’s Dido. This volume applies a narratological approach to emotions in a wide range of texts and genres. It seeks to analyze ways in which emotions such as anger, fear, pity, joy, love and sadness are portrayed. Furthermore, using recent insights from affective narratology, it studies ways in which ancient narratives evoke emotions in their readers. The volume is dedicated to Irene de Jong for her groundbreaking research into the narratology of ancient literature.

Emotions, persuasion, and public discourse in classical Athens

Emotions, persuasion, and public discourse in classical Athens
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9783110618174
ISBN-13 : 3110618176
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Synopsis Emotions, persuasion, and public discourse in classical Athens by : Dimos Spatharas

This book is an addition to the burgeoning secondary literature on ancient emotions. Its primary aim is to suggest possible ways in which recent approaches to emotions can help us understand significant aspects of persuasion in classical antiquity and, especially audiences' psychological manipulation in the civic procedures of classical Athens. Based on cognitive approaches to emotions, Skinner's theoretical work on the language of ideology, or ancient theories about enargeia, the book examines pivotal aspects of psychological manipulation in ancient rhetorical theory and practice. At the same time, the book looks into possible ways in which the emotive potentialities of vision -both sights and mental images- are explained or deployed by orators. The book includes substantial discussion of Gorgias' approach to sights ' emotional qualities and their implications for persuasion and deception and the importance of visuality for Thucydides' analysis of emotions' role in the polis' public communication. It also looks into the deployment of enargeia in forensic narratives revolving around violence. The book also focuses on the ideological implications of envy for the political discourse of classical Athens and emphasizes the rhetorical strategies employed by self-praising speakers who want to preempt their listeners' loathing. The book is therefore a useful addition to the burgeoning secondary literature on ancient emotions. Despite the prominence of emotions in classicists' scholarly work, their implications for persuasion is undeservedly under-researched. By employing appraisal-oriented analysis of emotions this books suggests new methodological approaches to ancient pathopoiia. These approaches take into consideration the wider ideological or cultural contexts which determine individual speakers' rhetorical strategies. This book is the second volume of Ancient Emotions, edited by George Kazantzidis and Dimos Spatharas within the series Trends in Classics. Supplementary Volumes. This project investigates the history of emotions in classical antiquity, providing a home for interdisciplinary approaches to ancient emotions, and exploring the inter-faces between emotions and significant aspects of ancient literature and culture

A Study of the Narrator in Nonnus of Panopolis' Dionysiaca

A Study of the Narrator in Nonnus of Panopolis' Dionysiaca
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9789004355347
ISBN-13 : 9004355340
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Synopsis A Study of the Narrator in Nonnus of Panopolis' Dionysiaca by : Camille Geisz

This Study of the Narrator in Nonnus of Panopolis' Dionysiaca by Camille Geisz investigates manifestations of the narratorial voice in Nonnus' account of the life and deeds of Dionysus (4th/5th century C.E.). Through a variety of interventions in his own voice, the narrator reveals much about his relationship to his predecessors, his own conception of story-telling, and highlights his mindfulness of the presence of his narratee. Narratorial devices in the Dionysiaca are opportunities for displays of ingeniousness, discussions of sources, and a reflection on the role of the poet. They highlight the innovative style of Nonnus' epic, written as a compendium of influences, genres, and myths, and encompassing the influence of a thousand years of Greek literature.

Experience, Narrative, and Criticism in Ancient Greece

Experience, Narrative, and Criticism in Ancient Greece
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Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780198848295
ISBN-13 : 0198848293
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Synopsis Experience, Narrative, and Criticism in Ancient Greece by : Jonas Grethlein

Drawing on cognitive approaches to literary studies, this volume pursues a new approach to ancient Greek narrative that transcends the taxonomies of structuralist narratologies, deploying concepts such as immersion and embodiment in order to establish a more comprehensive understanding of ancient Greek narrative and ancient reading habits.

Ancient Narrative Volume 5

Ancient Narrative Volume 5
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Publisher : Barkhuis
Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : 9789077922262
ISBN-13 : 9077922261
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Forensic Narratives in Athenian Courts

Forensic Narratives in Athenian Courts
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9781351598170
ISBN-13 : 1351598171
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Synopsis Forensic Narratives in Athenian Courts by : Mike Edwards

Forensic Narratives in Athenian Courts breaks new ground by exploring different aspects of forensic storytelling in Athenian legal speeches and the ways in which forensic narratives reflect normative concerns and legal issues. The chapters, written by distinguished experts in Athenian oratory and society, explore the importance of narratives for the arguments of relatively underdiscussed orators such as Isaeus and Apollodorus. They employ new methods to investigate issues such as speeches’ deceptiveness or the appraisals which constitute the emotion scripts that speakers put together. This volume not only addresses a gap in the field of Athenian oratory, but also encourages comparative approaches to forensic narratives and fiction, and fresh investigations of the implications of forensic storytelling for other literary genres. Forensic Narratives in Athenian Courts will be an invaluable resource to students and researchers of Athenian oratory and their legal system, as well as those working on Greek society and literature more broadly.

Crafting Characters

Crafting Characters
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Total Pages : 418
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ISBN-10 : 9780199686148
ISBN-13 : 0199686149
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Synopsis Crafting Characters by : Koen De Temmerman

Analyzes the characterization of the protagonists in the five extant, so-called 'ideal' Greek novels of the first few centuries C.E., using the conceptual couples of typification/individuation, idealistic/realistic characterization, and static/dynamic character to show their complexity.