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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811147903321

Autore

Koopman Niels

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2018

ISBN

90-04-37513-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 pages)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in classical philology ; ; v. 26

Disciplina

880.9001

Soggetti

Ekphrasis

Greek literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.