Decoding the Ancient Novel

The Reader and the Role of Description in Heliodorus and Achilles Tatius

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Shadi Bartsch

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Hardback

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

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Using a reader-oriented approach, Shadi Bartsch reconsiders the role of detailed descriptive accounts in the ancient Greek novels of Heliodorus and Achilles Tatius and in so doing offers a new view of the genre itself. Bartsch demonstrates that these passages, often misunderstood as mere ornamental devices, form in fact an integral part of the narr

Release date NZ

April 19th, 2016

Author

Shadi Bartsch

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

212

Series

Princeton Legacy Library

Dimensions

152x229x13

ISBN-13

9780691635606

Product ID

24783668

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