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Ancient Greek Ekphrasis: Between Description and Narration: Five Linguistic and Narratological Case Studies
Contributor(s): Koopman, Niels (Author)

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 ISBN: 9004373535     ISBN-13: 9789004373532
Publisher: Brill
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical
- Literary Criticism | Medieval
Series: Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" L (1.25 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
Features: Bibliography
 
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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.
 
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