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The Narrative Voice in the Theogony of Hesiod

By Kathryn , Stoddard

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2010
ISBN
9789047413851, 9047413857
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1241422 bytes)
Series
Mnemosyne Supplements 255
Pages
206 Se\223
Topic
Literature
Time added
2018-08-17 18:41:11
Ancient;Narration (Rhetoric);Religious poetryGreekGreek -- History and criticism;Narration (RhetoricHesiod;Hesiod -- Technique -- Hesiod -- Theogony (in literature;Voice in literature;Rhetoric

Description

This volume analyzes the narrative structure of the Theogony to support the argument that this poem is a didactic poem explaining the position of man in the divine universe. It discusses how Hesiod employs narratological devices to achieve his purposes. THE NARRATIVE VOICE IN THE THEOGONY OF HESIOD......Page 3 CONTENTS......Page 7 Acknowledgements......Page 9 Introduction......Page 11 Chapter One The ‘Autobiographical’ Reading of Hesiod......Page 17 Chapter Two The Implied Author of the Theogony......Page 50 Chapter Three The Muses and the Mortal Narrator......Page 76 Chapter Four Character-Text, Attributive Discourse, And Embedded Focalization......Page 114 Chapter Five Anachrony in the Theogony......Page 142 Chapter Six Commentary......Page 178 Conclusion......Page 205 Bibliography......Page 209 Index Nominum ac Rerum......Page 219 Index Locorum......Page 223 SUPPLEMENTS TO MNEMOSYNE......Page 0

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