Xenophon of Ephesus : his compositional technique and the birth of the novel / James N. O'Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Sullivan, James N., 1945-

Series:

Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte ; 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek fiction--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Greek fiction.

Oral-formulaic analysis.

Oral tradition--Greece.

Oral tradition.

Fiction--Technique.

Fiction.

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Xenophon, of Ephesus. Ephesiaca.

Xenophon.

Xenophon, of Ephesus--Technique.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Edition:

Reprint 2012

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Xenophon of Ephesus".

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Contents

I. Preliminary

II. An epitome of the Ephesiaca

III. Xenophon's compositional technique

IV. Interpretation

V. Formulae and Bearbeiter

VI. Xenophon and Chariton

Appendix I: the romance of Alexander and Helen and the Greek novel

Appendix II: theme and text

Appendix III: some further scenes

Appendix IV: select index of formulaic expressions

Bibliography and abbreviations

Indices

Backmatter

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages ) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110888577

3110888572

OCLC:

1013956412