A study of the narrator in Nonnus of Panopolis' Dionysiaca : : storytelling in late antique epic / / 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 ab...
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| Superior document: | Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 25 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018. ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Amsterdam studies in classical philology ;
Volume 25. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (282 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Introduction
- The First Proem: The Narrator’s Sources of Inspiration
- The Second Proem: The Emergence of the Narrator’s Voice
- The Nonnian Narrator and the Muses
- The Nonnian Narrator’s Conception of Narrating: The Question of Sources
- Being Overt: The Nonnian Narrator’s Opinion of His Own Narrative
- Direct Addresses to the Narratee: How to Involve the Narratee in the Story
- Indirect Addresses: How to Influence the Narratee’s Reception of the Story
- Comparisons and Similes
- Apostrophes to Characters
- The Transformation of the Narrator into a Dionysiac Reveller
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Indexes.