Ancient Greek ekphrasis : between description and narration ; five linguistic and narratological case studies / by Niels Koopman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koopman, Niels.

Series:

Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology 26.

Amsterdam studies in classical philology ; v. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ekphrasis.

Greek literature--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages).

Place of Publication:

Brill 2018

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018.

Summary:

In Ancient Greek Ekphrasis: Between Description and Narration Niels Koopman offers a thorough linguistic and narratological analysis of five canonical ancient Greek ekphraseis from the archaic to the Hellenistic period: Achilles’ shield in Homer’s Iliad (18.478-608), Heracles’ shield in pseudo-Hesiod’s Shield (139-320), the goatherd’s cup in Theocritus’ first Idyll (27-60), Jason’s cloak in Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica (1.721-68) and Europa’s basket in Moschus’ Europa (37-62). Ekphrasis, as the verbal representation of visual representation, is both text and image, which makes it a complex yet fascinating phenomenon. By investigating its descriptive and narrative properties, this study sheds light on the interplay between text and image at work in ekphrasis.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright Page

Preface and Acknowledgments

Editions and Translations

Introduction: Ekphrasis, Narration and Description

Methodology, Test Cases and Corpus

The Shield of Achilles (Il. 18.478–608)

The Shield of Heracles (Hes. Sc. 139–320)

The Goatherd’s Cup (Theoc. Id. 1.27–60)

Jason’s Cloak (A.R. 1.721–768)

Europa’s Basket (Mosch. Eur. 37–62)

Conclusion

Back Matter

Bibliography.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-37513-9

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004375130 DOI