Characterization in ancient Greek literature. / Studies in ancient Greek narrative. : Volume 4 / / edited by Koen de Temmerman, Evert van Emde Boas.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne, Supplements. Monographs on Greek and Latin Language and Literature, Volume 411
• TeilnehmendeR: Temmerman, Koen de,; Emde Boas, Evert van, 1982-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature ; Volume 411.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (705 pages).

Characterization in Ancient Greek Literature is the fourth volume in the series Studies in Ancient Greek Narrative. The book deals with the narratological concepts of character and characterization and explores the textual devices used for purposes of characterization by ancient Greek authors spanning a large historical period (from Homer to Heliodorus) and a variety of literary genres (epic, elegy, historiography, choral lyric, drama, oratory, philosophy, biography, and novel). The book’s aim is not only to describe these devices, but also to investigate their effects and the implications of their use for our interpretation of the texts.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Character and Characterization in Ancient Greek Literature: An Introduction / Koen De Temmerman and Evert van Emde Boas -- Homer / Irene de Jong -- Hesiod / Hugo Koning -- The Homeric Hymns / Irene de Jong -- Apollonius of Rhodes / Jacqueline Klooster -- Callimachus / Annette Harder -- Theocritus / Jacqueline Klooster -- Herodotus / Mathieu de Bakker -- Thucydides / Tim Rood -- Xenophon / Tim Rood -- Polybius / Luke Pitcher -- Appian / Luke Pitcher -- Cassius Dio / Luke Pitcher -- Herodian / Luke Pitcher -- Josephus / Jan Willem van Henten and Luuk Huitink -- Pausanias / Maria Pretzler -- Pindar and Bacchylides / Bruno Currie -- Aeschylus / Evert van Emde Boas -- Sophocles / Michael Lloyd -- Euripides / Evert van Emde Boas -- Aristophanes / Angus Bowie -- Menander / Peter Brown -- Lysias / Mathieu de Bakker -- Aeschines and Demosthenes / Nancy Worman -- Plato / Kathryn Morgan -- Xenophon / Luuk Huitink -- Plutarch / Judith Mossman -- Philostratus / Kristoffel Demoen -- Dio Chrysostom / Dimitri Kasprzyk -- Lucian / Owen Hodkinson -- Chariton / Koen De Temmerman -- Xenophon of Ephesus / Koen De Temmerman -- Achilles Tatius / Koen De Temmerman -- Longus / John R. Morgan -- Heliodorus / John R. Morgan -- Epilogue / Koen De Temmerman and Evert van Emde Boas -- Bibliography -- Index.