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The classical plot and the invention of Western narrative /

"From Homer to Hollywood, the Western storytelling tradition has canonised a distinctive set of narrative values characterised by tight economy and closure. This book traces the formation of that classical paradigm in the development of ancient storytelling from Homer to Heliodorus. To tell thi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lowe, N. J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. The classical plot. 1. Approaches. 2. A cognitive model. 3. The narrative universe. 4. The classical plot. 5. Unclassical plots
  • II. The classical plots. 6. Epic myth I: Iliad. 7. Epic myth II: Odyssey. 8. Dramatic myth: tragedy and satyr-play. 9. Dramatic fiction: New Comedy. 10. Epic fiction: the Greek novel.