The ancient critic at work : terms and concepts of literary criticism in Greek scholia / René Nünlist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nünlist, René, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scholia.

Greek literature--Criticism, Textual.

Greek literature.

Transmission of texts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 447 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The large but underrated corpus of Greek scholia, the marginal and interlinear notes found in manuscripts, is a very important source for ancient literary criticism. The evidence of the scholia significantly adds to and enhances the picture that can be gained from studying the relevant treatises (such as Aristotle's Poetics): scholia also contain concepts that are not found in the treatises, and they are indicative of how the concepts are actually put to use in the progressive interpretation of texts. This book also demonstrates that it is vital to study both ancient terminology and the cases where a particular phenomenon is simply paraphrased. Nineteen thematic chapters provide a repertoire of the various terms and concepts of ancient literary criticism. The relevant witnesses are extensively quoted in Greek and English translation. A glossary of Greek terms (with translation) and several indices enable the book also to be used for reference.

Contents:

Plot

Time

Narrative and speech

Focalisation

Effects on the reader

Gaps and omissions

Poetic licence

Authentication

Style

Allusions, hints, hidden meanings

Characters

Mythography

The gods in Homer

Homeric similes

Epithets

Type scenes

Homeric speeches

Reverse order

Staging, performance and dramaturgy.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 392-406) and indexes.

ISBN:

0-511-73832-3

1-107-19594-2

9786612103797

0-511-57589-0

0-511-51784-X

0-511-51531-6

0-511-51430-1

0-511-51659-2

OCLC:

609833419