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1 online resource (ix, 282 pages). |
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Amsterdam studies in classical philology,
1380-6068 ;
volume 25
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Amsterdam studies in classical philology ; v. 25.
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| Summary |
"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 about his relationship to his predecessors, his own conception of story-telling, and highlights his mindfulness of the presence of his narratee. Narratorial devices in the Dionysiaca are opportunities for displays of ingeniousness, discussions of sources, and a reflection on the role of the poet. They highlight the innovative style of Nonnus' epic, written as a compendium of influences, genres, and myths, and encompassing the influence of a thousand years of Greek literature."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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""Â#x80;#x8E;Contents""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Introduction""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Part 1. The Narrator-Authorâ#x80;#x99;s Engagement with His Predecessors and with the Tradition of Epic Storytelling""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 1. The First Proem: The Narratorâ#x80;#x99;s Sources of Inspiration""; ""â#x80;#x8E;1.1. A Shifting Source of Inspiration""; ""â#x80;#x8E;1.2. Subject Matter and Narrative persona""; ""â#x80;#x8E;1.3. Summary""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 2. The Second Proem: The Emergence of the Narratorâ#x80;#x99;s Voice""; ""â#x80;#x8E;2.1. The Nonnian Narratorâ#x80;#x99;s Appropriation of the Homeric Model as a Template"" |
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""Â#x80;#x8E;2.2. A Template for the Telling of a New Story. The Question of the Contents: The Limits of Homeric Inspiration""""â#x80;#x8E;2.3. Summary""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 3. The Nonnian Narrator and the Muses""; ""â#x80;#x8E;3.1. The Addressees of the Nonnian Muse Invocations""; ""â#x80;#x8E;3.2. The Shorter Invocations: Innovations on a Well-Known Theme""; ""â#x80;#x8E;3.3. Rhetorical Questions or Muse Invocations?""; ""â#x80;#x8E;3.4. Summary""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Part 2. A Narrator-Scholar with an Innovative Approach to Epic Storytelling""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 4. The Nonnian Narratorâ#x80;#x99;s Conception of Narrating: The Question of Sources"" |
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""Â#x80;#x8E;4.1. Self-Conscious Narrating: The Reference to Sources""""â#x80;#x8E;4.2. Comprehensive Narrating""; ""â#x80;#x8E;4.3. Summary""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 5. Being Overt: The Nonnian Narratorâ#x80;#x99;s Opinion of His Own Narrative""; ""â#x80;#x8E;5.1. The Nonnian Narrator in Space and Time""; ""â#x80;#x8E;5.2. The Narratorâ#x80;#x99;s Opinion of His Own Story: A Narrator-Commentator""; ""â#x80;#x8E;5.3. The syncrisis of Book 25, 22â#x80;#x93;252: An Innovative and Assertive Narratorial Intervention""; ""â#x80;#x8E;5.4. Summary""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Part 3. A Narrator-Storyteller in Dialogue with His Audience"" |
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""Â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 6. Direct Addresses to the Narratee: How to Involve the Narratee in the Story""""â#x80;#x8E;6.1. Preliminary Considerations""; ""â#x80;#x8E;6.2. Addresses from the Narrator to the Narratee in the Dionysiaca""; ""â#x80;#x8E;6.3. Analysis of the Corpus of Addresses""; ""â#x80;#x8E;6.4. Summary""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 7. Indirect Addresses: How to Influence the Narrateeâ#x80;#x99;s Reception of the Story""; ""â#x80;#x8E;7.1. Indirect Metaleptic Devices Aimed at the Narratee""; ""â#x80;#x8E;7.2. Gnomic Utterances and Rhetorical Questions""; ""â#x80;#x8E;7.3. If-not Situations in the Dionysiaca""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 8. Comparisons and Similes"" |
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""Â#x80;#x8E;8.1. The Use of Comparisons and Similes in Homer, Apollonius, Quintus, and Nonnus""""â#x80;#x8E;8.2. The Nonnian Comparisons and Similes""; ""â#x80;#x8E;8.3. Summary""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Part 4. A Narrator-Character Becoming Part of His Own Narrative""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 9. Apostrophes to Characters""; ""â#x80;#x8E;9.1. Apostrophes in Homer and Apollonius""; ""â#x80;#x8E;9.2. Addressees of the Nonnian Apostrophes""; ""â#x80;#x8E;9.3. Summary""; ""â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 10. The Transformation of the Narrator into a Dionysiac Reveller""; ""â#x80;#x8E;10.1. A Narrator at the Service of Dionysus"" |
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""Â#x80;#x8E;10.2. The Frame of the Muse Invocations: Innovations of a Narrator-Character"" |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nonnus, of Panopolis. Dionysiaca.
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Dionysus (Greek deity) -- In literature.
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Dionysiaca (Nonnus, of Panopolis) |
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Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- To 1500.
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Narration (Rhetoric) |
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History. |
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To 1500 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Geisz, Camille, 1985- Study of the narrator in Nonnus of Panopolis' Dionysiaca. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017 9789004355330 (DLC) 2017036703 |
| ISBN |
9789004355347 (electronic book) |
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9004355340 (electronic book) |
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9004355332 |
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9789004355330 |
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9789004355330 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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