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Decoding the Ancient Novel: The Reader and the Role of Description in Heliodorus and Achilles Tatius
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Full Title:
Decoding the Ancient Novel: The Reader and the Role of Description in Heliodorus and Achilles Tatius
Contributors:
By (Author) Shadi Bartsch
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Poetry
Dewey:
883.010922
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
212
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
28g
Description
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
