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The shaping of narrative in Polybius /

In his attempt to explain Rome's rise to world power, Polybius composed a carefully structured narrative. Yet, despite its sophistication, Polybius' narrative artistry has received little scholarly attention. This study is the first book-length narratological analysis of the Histories. It...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miltsios, Nikos, 1980-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : De Gruyter, [2013]
Colección:Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ; v. 23.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Well begun is half done
  • 2. The narrative of the prokataskeue
  • 3. Temporal strategies
  • 4. Focalization and interpretation
  • 5. The Polybian narrator
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index Locorum
  • General Index.