02765nmm 2200481Ia 450 99658805880331620240326120151.03-11-132090-110.1515/9783111320908(CKB)31104519000041(DE-B1597)658265(DE-B1597)9783111320908(MiAaPQ)EBC31281610(Au-PeEL)EBL31281610(EXLCZ)993110451900004120240326h20242024 fg engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDigressions in Classical Historiography /ed. by Mario Baumann, Vasileios Liotsakis1st ed.Berlin ;Boston : De Gruyter, [2024]©20241 online resource (VIII, 356 p.)Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes ,1868-4785 ;1503-11-132075-8 Although digressive discourse constitutes a key feature of Greco-Roman historiography, we possess no collective volume on the matter. The chapters of this book fill this gap by offering an overall view of the use of digressions in Greco-Roman historical prose from its beginning in the 5th century BCE up to the Imperial Era. Ancient historiographers traditionally took as digressions the cases in which they interrupted their focused chronological narration. Such cases include lengthy geographical descriptions, prolepses or analepses, and authorial comments. Ancient historiographers rarely deign to interrupt their narration's main storyline with excursuses which are flagrantly disconnected from it. Instead, they often "coat" their digressions with distinctive patterns of their own thinking, thus rendering them ideological and thematic milestones within an entire work. Furthermore, digressions may constitute pivotal points in the very structure of ancient historical narratives, while ancient historians also use excursuses to establish a dialogue with their readers and to activate them in various ways. All these aspects of digressions in Greco-Roman historiography are studied in detail in the chapters of this volume.Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes SeriesGreco-Roman historiography.classical literature.digressions.narrative analysis.938.00722Baumann Mario, edthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtLiotsakis Vasileios, edthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK996588058803316Digressions in Classical Historiography4148321UNISA