The Shaping of Narrative in Polybius

Nikos Miltsios

Published by De Gruyter 2013

The Shaping of Narrative in Polybius

Nikos Miltsios

Volume 23 in the series Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110330298

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The narrative artistry of Polybius has received relatively little scholarly attention. Critics have tended to discuss his reflections on the various issues presented in his work or to use him as a source of valuable information about the historical period that he records. This volume, which draws on narratology’s analytical tools, focuses instead on the narrative of the Histories, exploring the sophisticated narrative techniques that have gone into shaping it. In doing so, it pays particular attention to the ways the formal aspects of the text contribute to promoting Polybius’ thematic concerns. Its aim is not only to present the Histories as the work of an author who has taken pains to provide us with a carefully structured story, but also to illustrate how interpretations of this story can be enriched by a sensitivity to factors such as chronological displacements and variations of focalization.

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N. Miltsios, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Well begun is half done Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
2. The narrative of the prokataskeue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
3. Temporal strategies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
4. Focalization and interpretation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
5. The Polybian narrator Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Index Locorum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
General Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: All those interested in Greek literature and ancient history.
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 174
Keywords: Narrative; Polybius

eBook

Published: October 14, 2013
ISBN: 9783110330298

Hardcover

Published: September 17, 2013
ISBN: 9783110330014