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Author:   Lidewij W. van Gils ,  Irene J.F. de Jong ,  Caroline H.M. Kroon
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   29
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9789004383333

ISBN 10:   9004383336
Pages:   402
Publication Date:   10 January 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Preface Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction  Lidewij van Gils, Irene de Jong and Caroline Kroon Part 1 Thermopylae 2 Thermopylae: Herodotus versus the Legend  Hans van Wees 3 A Narratological Comparison of Herodotus and Diodorus on Thermopylae  Mathieu de Bakker 4 Narrative and Identity in Thermopylae (Herodotus 7.201–7.239)  Antonis Tsakmakis 5 Herodotus’ Handling of (Narratological) Time in the Thermopylae Passage  Irene J.F. de Jong 6 Herodotus and Thucydides: Distance and Immersion  Rutger Allan Part 2 Cannae 7 Livy on Cannae: a Literary Overview  Stephen Oakley 8 Discourse-Linguistic Strategies in Livy’s Account of the Battle at Cannae  Lidewij van Gils and Caroline Kroon 9 Who Knows What Will Happen Next? Livy’s fraus Punica from a Literary Point of View  Dennis Pausch 10 Livy’s Use of Spatial References in the Cannae Episode: from Structure to Strategy  Lidewij van Gils 11 ET RATIO ET RES: Characterization of Roman Conduct through Speech Representation in the Battle of Cannae  Michel Buijs 12 Words When It’s Time for Action: Representations of Speech and Thought in the Battles of Cannae and Zama  Suzanne Adema Part 3 Beyond Thermopylae and Cannae 13 Thermopylae and Cannae: How One Battle Narrative Enriches Another  Mathieu de Bakker and Michiel van der Keur 14 The Great and the Small: Thermopylae and Sphacteria  Adriaan Rademaker 15 Force, Frequency and Focalisation: the Function of Similes in the Battle Narrative of Vergil, Aeneid 10  Stephen Harrison 16 Parallel Plotlines: the Function of Similes in the Battle-Narrative of Vergil, Aeneid 10 (2)  Michiel van der Keur Index

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[T]his volume contains many substantial papers and reflects high standards of scholarship: in addition to examining their chosen themes, many of the papers offer wider reflection on methodological questions. The introduction likewise introduces methodological considerations, providing a short introduction to narratology and discourse linguistics. (...) this volume, which will prove useful to scholars examining the Thermopylae and Cannae narratives from a large variety of perspectives. Edith Foster, BMCR, 2019.11.15.

"""[T]his volume contains many substantial papers and reflects high standards of scholarship: in addition to examining their chosen themes, many of the papers offer wider reflection on methodological questions. The introduction likewise introduces methodological considerations, providing a short introduction to narratology and discourse linguistics. (...) this volume, which will prove useful to scholars examining the Thermopylae and Cannae narratives from a large variety of perspectives."" Edith Foster, BMCR, 2019.11.15."

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Lidewij van Gils obtained her PhD in 2009 with an analysis of the narrationes in Cicero’s speeches. Currently, her focus is on Latin historiography and the linguistic aspects of common ground. She is assistant professor of Latin at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Irene de Jong is professor of Ancient Greek at the University of Amsterdam. She specializes in the analysis and interpretation of the forms and functions of narrative (Homer, Herodotus, and Greek narrative at large), making use of the modern theory of narratology. Publications include A narratological commentary on the Odyssey (Cambridge 2001), Homer Iliad Book XXII (Cambridge 2012), and Narratology and Classics. A Practical Guide (Oxford 2014). Caroline Kroon, Ph.D. (1995), is professor of Latin at the University of Amsterdam. She is author of the monograph Discourse Particles in Latin (Gieben/Brill, 1995), and of many articles on discourse linguistic topics. Her current research is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach crossing the border between linguistics and literary studies.

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